# Rutte’s third cabinet resigns over the childcare-benefits scandal

Date: 2021

On 15 January 2021 the cabinet resigned. [Rutte](/people/mark-rutte) stayed as caretaker and later formed a fourth coalition. Resignation is a completed constitutional act, not a finished compensation scheme.

## People

- Mark Rutte: https://factrail.ai/people/mark-rutte

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-politics-idUSKBN29K1G4/
- https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-rutte-cabinet-resigns-2021