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Mechelen activates 100+ living allowances as federal benefit limits bite

Mechelen's OCMW has granted living allowances to 250 of 473 residents who lost unemployment benefits under new federal limits; over 100 have since found work or entered job guidance. The city hired extra social workers to manage the caseload, reflecting local strain from national policy.

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