Belgium’s Prince Laurent Denied Welfare Payments In Addition To His Royal Allowance
Last year, Belgian Prince Laurent received €388,000 from state funds, but he has now officially been denied the social security benefits to which he claimed he was entitled.
Laurent, 61, first sued the Belgian state after his social security application was refused; the first hearing was held in November 2024.
The Belgian prince claimed that he and his family were eligible to receive cash welfare in addition to his annual handout and palatial, rent-free accommodation—supposedly out of “principle” rather than for money. He declared that his royal duties equated him to being partly self-employed, in addition to running an animal welfare charity for the last decade.
His lawyer, Olivier Rijckaert, also argued that a portion of Laurent’s allowance is spent on his assistant’s salary and various travel expenses. With the deductions, Laurent only receives an estimated €5000 a month.
The average full-time employee in Belgium earns €4,076 a month.
Laurent emphasized that...
Laurent, 61, first sued the Belgian state after his social security application was refused; the first hearing was held in November 2024.
The Belgian prince claimed that he and his family were eligible to receive cash welfare in addition to his annual handout and palatial, rent-free accommodation—supposedly out of “principle” rather than for money. He declared that his royal duties equated him to being partly self-employed, in addition to running an animal welfare charity for the last decade.
His lawyer, Olivier Rijckaert, also argued that a portion of Laurent’s allowance is spent on his assistant’s salary and various travel expenses. With the deductions, Laurent only receives an estimated €5000 a month.
The average full-time employee in Belgium earns €4,076 a month.
Laurent emphasized that...
- 4/9/2025
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
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