Number of benefits WAO, Wajong and WAZ by month, 1998-2010

Number of benefits WAO, Wajong and WAZ by month, 1998-2010

Sex Degree of disablement Age Periods Labour disablement benefits By economic activity Metal industry (absolute)
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 30,460
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 29,760
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 29,510
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 29,290
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 29,070
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 28,850
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 28,620
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 28,410
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 28,240
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 28,080
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 27,920
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 27,700
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* 0
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* 0
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* 0
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* 0
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* 0
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* -
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* 580
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 570
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 560
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 550
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 April* 540
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 May* 530
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 June* 520
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 July* 510
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 August* 500
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 September* 490
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 October* 480
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 November* 480
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2009 December* 3,310
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 January* 3,290
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 February* 3,260
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 March* 3,220
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 April* 3,190
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 May* 3,150
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 June* 3,100
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 July* 3,070
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 August* 3,030
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 September* 3,000
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 October* 2,980
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 November* 2,930
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2009 December* 7,860
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 January* 7,790
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 February* 7,730
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 March* 7,680
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 April* 7,640
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 May* 7,560
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 June* 7,530
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 July* 7,470
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 August* 7,420
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 September* 7,370
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 October* 7,310
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 November* 7,250
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 18,370
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 18,070
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 17,920
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 17,790
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 17,660
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 17,570
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 17,430
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 17,320
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 17,240
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 17,180
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 17,100
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 17,020
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 11,510
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 11,130
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 11,010
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 10,920
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 10,810
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 10,720
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 10,620
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 10,520
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 10,450
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 10,370
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 10,290
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 10,220
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* -
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* 100
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 90
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 90
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 90
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


The number of disablement benefits under the Disablement Insurance Act (WAO), the Disablement Provision Act for Disabled from an Early Age (Wajong) and
the Disablement Insurance Act for Self-employed (WAZ) by sex, age, degree of disablement, sector, category of origin, diagnostic code and period.

Employee's who became sick on January the first of 2004 or later, can no longer acquire a WAO benefit.
Nothing will change for benefits already paid under the WAO.
As from January the first of 2006 there is a new Disablement Insurance Act (WIA).

The Self-employed persons, who became sick on 1 August 2004 or later, can no longer acquire a WAZ benefit. Nothing will change for benefits already paid under the WAZ.

Data available from: January 1998 until November 2010.

In the period 1998-2000 the breakdown by diagnostic code is only available for the months December.
For the period 1998-2000 it proved necessary to combine and include the public sector categories 'public sector education and science' and 'other public sector' in the category 'other public sector'.
From January 2004 the breakdown by economic benefits has been changed. The benefits which were categorised in the 'public sector services' have been or will be transferred to the 'other public sector'.
The category of origin of the vast majority of benefits to persons living abroad is unknown.
See also the table 'Labour disablement; regional.

Status of the figures
The figures of November 2009 until November 2010 are provisional, the other figures are definitive.
Since the table has been stopped, the provisional figures will not become definitive.

Changes as of 22 October 2013
The table has been stopped.

Description topics

Labour disablement benefits
The number of labour disablement benefits under the Disablement
Insurance Act (WAO), the Disablement Provision Act for
Disabled from an Early Age (Wajong), and the Disablement Act
for Self-employed (WAZ) not terminated at the end of the
period under review (current benefits).
Employee's who became sick on January the first of 2004 or later, can no
longer acquire a WAO benefit. Nothing will change for benefits already
paid under the WAO. As from January the first of 2006 there is a new
Disablement Insurance Act (WIA).
The Self-employed persons, who became sick on 1 August 2004 or later,
can no longer acquire a WAZ benefit. Nothing will change for benefits
already paid under the WAZ.
By economic activity
By ministerial decree the public and private sectors have
been divided into subsectors. Each subsector comprises one or more
activities. The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) gives advice on the
classification of the subsectors. There exists a statutory obligation for
every employer to become a member of the subsector which covers his
activities.In the period 1998-2000 the categories 'public sector,
education and science' and 'other public sector' were included in the
category 'other public sector'.
Metal industry