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Average retirement age of employees: 65 years and 8 months

In 2022, a total of 84 thousand employees in the Netherlands went into retirement, 12 percent less than in the previous year.

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Purchasing power up after four years of decline

After four years of decline, the purchasing power of the Dutch population improved by 1.5 percent in 2014. All population groups saw their spending power rise in a period of slow economic recovery....

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Dutch state pension entitlement exceeding entitlement to Dutch supplementary schemes

Dutch state pension (AOW) entitlement nearly doubled between 2008 and 2014 and by far exceed entitlement to the supplementary employee pension schemes.

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More than half of employees are 65 years or older at retirement

The average age for employees to go into retirement has risen further to 64.1 years in 2014. The number of 55 to 65-year-olds going into retirement is declining rapidly. Because the population is...

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Purchasing power erodes further in 2013

The purchasing power of the Dutch population was reduced by 1.1 percent in 2013. Purchasing power fell for the fourth year in a row, consistent with the economic recession and climbing unemployment...

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Higher purchasing power for employees in care sector

Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that the recession which has persisted since late 2008 has undermined the financial position of households

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Pension gender gap still considerable

The share of women aged 65 and older receiving supplementary pensions has grown considerably between 2000 and 2012, although it is still significantly lower than among men. On average, women’s...

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Employees prefer pension security

When asked, most employees who are saving for a pension via their employer reported that they wanted financial security when they retire. The majority preferred not to make do with less pension, even...

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Disposable income falls further

Real disposable income of Dutch households fell by 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. Although real disposable income has been decreasing since the third quarter of 2011, this quarter the...

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Average retirement age employees further up to nearly 64 years

The average age for employees to go into retirement rose further in 2013 to 63.9 years, i.e. 0.3 years higher than in 2012.

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Over 40 percent of employees 65 years or older at retirement

The average age at which employees go into retirement has risen further in 2012 to 63.6 years, i.e. an increase by six months relative to 2011.

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Half of Dutch employees have little confidence in own pension fund

Over half (55 percent) of employees who build up their pension via their employers have little or even no confidence in their pension fund or pension insurer. This is especially the case for...

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More cases for administrative law judges in 2011

Administrative law judges in the Netherlands disposed of 5 percent more cases in 2011 than in 2010. In one in five cases the judge awarded in favour of the plaintiff. One in three cases were...

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Special purpose bank savings as a popular alternative

Dutch households had nearly 11 billion euro deposited in special purpose bank savings products on 31 December 2011. This is nearly 5 billion euro (over 80 percent) more than the year before and...

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Number of pensioners crosses 3 million mark

In 2011, the number of pensioners has exceeded 3 million for the first time. This means that currently nearly one in every five Dutch residents is a pensioner. The proportion of pensioners in the age...

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Income and capital in old age - comparing the former self-employed and employees (Dutch only)

Self-employed people receive less pension but have more capital than employees, on average. What does this mean for their financial position? Commissioned by: Ministry of Social Affairs and...

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Nearly nine in ten over-65 households have extra incomes in addition to AOW

Altogether, 1.8 million households received old age state pensions (AOW) in 2010. Nearly nine in ten households received supplementary pensions and approximately as many generated revenues from...

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Employees without supplementary pension schemes, 2010 (Dutch only)

Figures on employees without supplementary pension schemes in 2010. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW)

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Women's pensions substantially lower

The proportion of over-65 women receiving supplementary pensions has grown over the past decade, though the gender gap is still substantial. Generally, women receive only half the amount male...

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Average retirement age employees more than 63 years

The average retirement age of employees had risen to more than 63 years in 2011.

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Fewer households rely on benefits for a long period of time

Last year, 855 thousand Dutch households were dependent on benefits for a sustained period of time, i.e. nearly 40 thousand fewer than in 2009. The total number of households living on benefits...

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Retirement age employees further up

The average age of retirement for employees in the Netherlands had risen to 62.7 years in 2010 and the increase was observed across all sectors. More than 70 thousand employees went into retirement...

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Average annual pension nearly 20 thousand euro

By the end of 2008, the pension entitlement of people in the Netherlands under the age of 65 averaged 8,100 euro. The claim consists of an old-age (AOW) part (4,600 euro) and a work-related part...

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Employees without supplementary pension schemes, 2008 and 2009

Figures on employees without supplementary pension schemes in 2008 and 2009. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW).

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No further increase retirement age employees

In 2008, nearly 68 thousand employees went into retirement. The average age was 62.

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