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 Total number of disablement benefits (absolute)
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 751,310
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 745,970
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 743,280
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 740,190
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 735,590
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 732,560
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 729,190
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 726,050
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 723,260
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 720,690
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 718,230
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 715,080
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* 54,460
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* 56,800
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* 57,290
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* 57,340
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* 57,190
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* 56,910
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* 56,550
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* 56,120
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* 55,650
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* 55,130
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* 54,600
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* 54,090
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* 61,260
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 62,010
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 62,130
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 62,260
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 April* 62,180
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 May* 62,240
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 June* 62,220
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 July* 62,330
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 August* 62,390
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 September* 62,520
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 October* 62,710
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 November* 62,790
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2009 December* 107,670
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 January* 108,270
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 February* 107,610
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 March* 106,920
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 April* 106,020
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 May* 105,430
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 June* 104,930
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 July* 104,230
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 August* 103,760
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 September* 103,200
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 October* 102,650
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 November* 101,970
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2009 December* 185,980
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 January* 186,150
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 February* 185,320
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 March* 184,430
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 April* 183,240
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 May* 182,300
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 June* 181,500
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 July* 180,610
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 August* 179,790
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 September* 179,100
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 October* 178,190
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 November* 177,350
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 336,100
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 332,220
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 330,400
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 328,690
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 326,430
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 325,120
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 323,410
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 322,160
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 321,070
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 320,140
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 319,470
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 318,540
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 180,430
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 177,530
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 176,150
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 174,600
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 173,050
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 171,750
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 170,550
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 169,220
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 168,080
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 166,980
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 165,790
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 164,610
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* 900
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* 970
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* 980
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* 980
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* 970
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* 960
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* 940
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* 930
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* 910
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* 890
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* 870
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* 860
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* 4,380
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 4,350
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 4,270
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 4,180
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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.
Total number of 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).