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Fewer and fewer survivor benefits
Under the National Survivor Benefits Act (Anw), 105 thousand benefits were paid to claimants in March 2010. This is 9 thousand fewer than twelve months previously.
Unutilised supply of labour among people without labour-related earnings in 2007 (Dutch only)
At the request of RWI (Council for Work and Income), Statistics Netherlands has composed a set of tables with information on the size and composition of the unutilised supply of labour among people...
Declining trend WAO benefits levels off
In the last quarter of 2009, the number of work disability benefits has risen marginally. For the first time in almost seven years, more work disability benefits were granted than terminated.
Mothers working or claiming benefit (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), the Centre for Policy Related Statistics has calculated figures on mothers by whether they had a job or were claiming benefit...
Second measurement of people moving from benefit to work via reintegration support (provisional figures for 2006 and the first half 2007) (Dutch only)
Reintegration support is an important tool to increase the number of people moving from a social benefit to work. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) measures the results of this...
Jobs with or without reintegration support (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) the Centre of Policy Related Statistics) determined the total number of people (benefit claimants and non-claimants) who started...
Sources of income of older people (31 December 2003 and 2005, and by source of income one and two years later) (Dutch only)
To obtain more insight into the sources of income of older people and to be able to identify the ‘various routes to pension’, the Ministry of Economic Affairs requested the Centre for Policy Related...
Total amount paid in dividends substantially down
Dutch companies quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange paid out more than 10 billion euro in dividends to their shareholders in 2009, a decrease by 8 billion euro relative to 2008. Financial...
130 thousand households with an income of more than 100 thousand euro
The Dutch households, over 7 million, had an average of 33 500 euro to spend in 2008. Almost 130 thousand households had a net disposable income of 100 thousand or more.
Income support benefits continue to rise
The number of income support benefits paid to people younger than 65 years has risen for the third quarter in a row.
Nearly 19 thousand part-time unemployment benefits
The number of part-time unemployment benefits was nearly 19 thousand by the end of June.
Further increase social security benefits
The number of social security benefits paid to under-65s has increased for the second consecutive quarter.
Social security cost 159 billion euro in 2008
In the Netherlands people entitled to benefits received 159 billion euro in social security payments in 2008. This is the equivalent of about 27 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, which is what...
Spending on disablement assistance for young people up
Spending on disablement assistence for young people (Wajong) have been rising in recent years. In 2003 spending amounted to nearly 1.3 billion euro, while in 2008 this had increased to nearly 1.9...
Number of unemployment benefits growing faster
Some 11 thousand more unemployment benefits (WW) were paid out in April 2009 than the month before. This brings the seasonally adjusted figure to 203 thousand.
Increase social security recipients after 4 years of decline
At the end of March this year, 263 thousand persons were living on social security, an increase by 4 thousand relative to the end of 2008.
One in five Dutch households claiming benefit
At the end of 2008, 1.2 million households in the Netherlands were claiming at least one social security benefit. This means that one in five households with at least one person aged 15-65 years...
No further decline number of social security benefits
Last year, the number of social security benefits paid to under-65s was reduced by 15 thousand.
Marginal increase new disability benefits
The number of new cases under the Work and Income according to Labour Capacity Act (WIA) is growing gradually. In the first half of last year, 12 thousand new disability benefits were granted, as...
Number of unemployment benefits no longer in decline
For the first time since the second quarter of 2005, the number of unemployment benefits has increased again.
Number of social security benefits still declining
In the third quarter of 2008, the number of benefits paid to under-65s dropped further to 262 thousand, i.e. more than 6 thousand down on the second quarter.
Fewer benefits under the National Survivor's Benefits Act
In September 2008 118 thousand people were claiming a benefit under the National Survivor’s Benefits Act (Algemene nabestaandenwet). This is 8 thousand fewer than twelve months previously.
Number of social security benefits 20 thousand down in less than 1 year
In the second quarter of 2008, the number of social security benefits paid to under-65s was reduced by 2.6 thousand to 268 thousand.