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 Retail trade and crafts (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By economic activity Wholesale trade (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By economic activity Retail trade and crafts (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By economic activity Wholesale trade (absolute)
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 27,130 26,250 20,950 25,070
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 27,050 25,690 20,860 24,570
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 26,840 25,480 20,730 24,390
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 26,620 25,310 20,580 24,220
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 26,380 25,110 20,420 24,040
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 26,180 24,970 20,300 23,910
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 26,020 24,800 20,190 23,750
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 25,790 24,630 20,040 23,600
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 25,610 24,490 19,920 23,470
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 25,450 24,360 19,820 23,350
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 25,320 24,250 19,740 23,230
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 25,200 24,070 19,660 23,060
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* 10 - 10 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* 0 - 0 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* 0 - 0 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* 0 - 0 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* 0 - 0 -
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* - - - -
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* 970 660 940 660
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 940 660 920 660
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 930 650 910 650
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 900 640 880 640
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 April* 880 630 860 620
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 May* 860 610 850 610
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 June* 840 600 830 600
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 July* 820 580 810 580
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 August* 800 570 790 570
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 September* 780 550 770 550
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 October* 760 540 750 540
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 November* 750 520 740 520
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2009 December* 3,940 3,890 3,620 3,830
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 January* 3,940 3,840 3,610 3,790
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 February* 3,910 3,800 3,580 3,750
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 March* 3,870 3,760 3,560 3,710
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 April* 3,840 3,720 3,530 3,670
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 May* 3,810 3,700 3,500 3,650
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 June* 3,780 3,670 3,480 3,620
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 July* 3,760 3,640 3,460 3,590
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 August* 3,750 3,610 3,460 3,560
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 September* 3,730 3,580 3,440 3,530
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 October* 3,710 3,540 3,430 3,500
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 November* 3,690 3,520 3,420 3,470
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2009 December* 6,390 7,190 5,240 6,970
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 January* 6,410 7,180 5,240 6,960
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 February* 6,370 7,130 5,230 6,920
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 March* 6,310 7,100 5,190 6,890
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 April* 6,290 7,070 5,180 6,860
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 May* 6,250 7,030 5,160 6,830
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 June* 6,230 7,000 5,140 6,800
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 July* 6,190 6,960 5,110 6,760
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 August* 6,150 6,940 5,090 6,750
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 September* 6,120 6,910 5,070 6,720
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 October* 6,080 6,880 5,050 6,690
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 November* 6,060 6,830 5,040 6,640
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 15,820 14,240 11,140 13,370
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 15,760 13,960 11,080 13,120
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 15,640 13,850 11,010 13,020
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 15,520 13,760 10,940 12,940
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 15,370 13,650 10,850 12,840
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 15,250 13,580 10,780 12,780
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 15,160 13,490 10,730 12,690
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 15,020 13,400 10,650 12,610
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 14,900 13,320 10,580 12,550
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 14,820 13,260 10,530 12,490
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 14,750 13,230 10,500 12,460
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 14,690 13,170 10,460 12,400
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* 5,510 8,180 3,810 7,730
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* 5,490 7,910 3,790 7,490
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* 5,430 7,820 3,760 7,410
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* 5,370 7,760 3,730 7,350
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* 5,310 7,690 3,690 7,290
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* 5,250 7,630 3,650 7,230
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* 5,210 7,580 3,620 7,180
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* 5,150 7,510 3,590 7,120
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* 5,110 7,450 3,570 7,070
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* 5,060 7,410 3,540 7,030
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* 5,020 7,360 3,510 6,980
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* 4,980 7,300 3,480 6,930
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* 190 160 180 160
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* 190 160 180 160
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* 180 150 170 150
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* 170 150 170 150
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.
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'.
Retail trade and crafts
Wholesale trade
Disablement Insurance Act (WAO)
The number of benefits under the Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) 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).
By economic activity
In the period 1998-2000 the categories 'public sector, education and
science' and 'other public sector' were included in the category 'other
public sector'. 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.
Retail trade and crafts
Wholesale trade