A Former Account in Morocco and €6,000 from His Sons Cost Him Social Assistance… Until the Judge Intervened

The man had applied for social assistance on April 17, 2026, after ceasing to receive a salary in October 2025. The municipality of The Hague rejected his application, considering that he had not sufficiently clarified his financial situation.

Municipal services had discovered three recent deposits into the couple’s account: €3,000 and €1,000 in December 2025, followed by €2,000 in February 2026. Regular transfers had also been made from their minor son’s bank account.

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The applicant explained that the €6,000 came from his two adult sons, who were helping their parents pay their everyday expenses. At the same time, he used his minor son’s account to prevent the available money from being immediately seized by his creditors.

The municipality also relied on an earlier investigation. It had established that the couple had held an undeclared bank account in Morocco and concealed certain income or assets between 2007 and 2015. At the time of the new application, the man and his partner already owed the municipality more than €63,000 and €11,000, respectively.

The Bank Requires a Trip to Morocco

The man nevertheless claims that the Moroccan account was closed as early as 2015. After his benefit application was refused, he contacted the Dutch branch of Chaabi Bank to obtain written confirmation. The branch allegedly replied that it could not issue the document and that he had to appear in person at a branch in Morocco.

The man says he cannot afford to finance the trip. Above all, the judge notes that the city has no current evidence showing that the couple still held this Moroccan account during the period under review, from April to June 2026. Its mere existence before 2016 is therefore not sufficient, at this stage, to justify refusing assistance.

In the meantime, the family’s financial situation had become critical. The couple had no income left, was five months behind on rent and risked losing its home. Their debts to the landlord and health insurer amounted to approximately €6,000. The household was also threatened with having its water and electricity cut off.

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In its decision issued on September 1 and published on September 15, the The Hague court acknowledges that the two sons’ statements concerning the deposits remain insufficiently precise. These transactions will still have to be justified during the appeal proceedings.

Nevertheless, the judge considers that the social emergency temporarily takes precedence over the municipality’s interest in monitoring the use of public funds. The Hague must therefore pay the benefit from July 22, 2026, and continue the payments until six weeks after its final decision on the appeal.

The municipality is also ordered to reimburse €54 in court registry fees and to pay €1,868 in legal costs. The man thus obtains the temporary reinstatement of his assistance, but will still have to demonstrate the exact origin of the €6,000 received from his sons.