"The parliamentary year kicked off yesterday and the government hopes to address over 200 laws or law changes before parliament closes again next May. Top of the political agenda, however, is the effect of changes to the unemployment benefit, dagpenge, that were passed by the former government. According to the employment ministry, up to 16,000 people will lose their dagpenge in 2013 and will have to depend on the considerably smaller cash welfare benefit, kontanthjælp." (Quated from article)