King Philippe gives money to the poor

[Jennifer]

I think King Philippe is a very generous and caring king. I thought it was very nice of him to give money to hundreds of less unfortunate people. In the many letters he received people asking him for help & he showed his support by giving them money.  He is very much connected & involved with the people of Belgium.

It has become a tradition: the Belgian King helping out the poor. Just like the previous year, King Philippe has given some money to Belgians who really need it the most. In 2016 King Philippe handed out 200 euros per person to a total of 769 Belgians in need.

Each year King Philippe receives lots of letters and cards, not only for birthdays or anniversaries but also to ask the King for help. The palace has stated that the King receives around 50,000 pieces of correspondences a year. In 2016, 11,000 people have written to the King to ask for his help. Most of the Belgians who write to the King for aid are redirected to social services. However, some of them have actually received aid through an amount of money.

In total, the King has given 154,000 euros to poor people and those in need. In 2016 the King has remarkably given more money to those asking for help than in 2015. In 2015, His Majesty gave 104,000 euros in total to 520 people. The rise can be declared by the fact that the letters of December 2015 have been dealt with in 2016.

Read more:
King Philippe gives money to the poor – Royal Central

[TLLK]

Good to know that he does this for his people. It would have been understandable and appropriate for him to redirect people to the social agencies, but he chose to give personally in some cases.