Dutch Legislation

Chapter III

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Old-age pension and the supplementary allowance

General Old Age Pensions Act (AOW) (Algemene Ouderdomswet) · Articles: 51

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Old-age pension and the supplementary allowance

7 Article 7

The right to an old-age pension in accordance with the provisions of this Act is vested in the person who

7a Article 7a

The pensionable age and the commencement age are:

8 Article 8

The pension beneficiary who entered into a marriage before 1 January 2015 and who, prior to that date, is entitled to an old-age pension, and whose…

8a Article 8a

The pensioner referred to in Article 8, paragraph 1, who does not reside in the Netherlands, is not entitled to a supplement.

8b Article 8b

No entitlement to an old-age pension shall arise for the pension beneficiary who has been lawfully deprived of his liberty if the day on which the…

8c Article 8c

No entitlement to an old-age pension shall arise for the pension-eligible person if and for as long as he, on the day on which the old-age pension…

8d Article 8d

No entitlement to an old-age pension shall arise for the pension-eligible person if and for as long as he is an outbound traveller.

9 Article 9

This Act provides for a gross old-age pension for:

9a Article 9a

By way of derogation from Article 9, for a pension beneficiary who does not reside in the Netherlands, the gross old-age pension shall be equal to…

10 Article 10

The full gross supplement shall be granted for as long as, with due observance of the provisions of Article 11, the income from employment or other…

11 Article 11

For the application of Articles 8 and 10, income from employment shall be disregarded:

12 Article 12

A reduction of up to 10% shall be applied to the gross supplement, determined pursuant to Article 10 and, if applicable, after application of Article…

12a Article 12a

It shall be determined by Order in Council what is to be understood by income from employment and other income as referred to in Articles 8…

13 Article 13

A reduction of 2% shall be applied to the gross old-age pension, determined pursuant to Article 9, for each calendar year that the pension…

13a Article 13a

Article 13, paragraph 1, shall not apply to a female pensioner for each calendar year during the period from 1 January 1957 to 1 April 1985 in which…

14 Article 14

The old-age pension, as well as an increase in the old-age pension, shall be granted upon application by the Social Insurance Bank (Sociale…

15 Article 15

The Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) is authorised to establish control regulations. These regulations may not exceed what is…

16 Article 16

The old-age pension shall commence on the day on which the interested party satisfies the conditions for the entitlement to an old-age pension.

17 Article 17

The old-age pension shall be revoked or revised by the Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) when the person to whom it has been granted…

17a Article 17a

Without prejudice to the provisions elsewhere in this Act regarding the revision or revocation of a decision granting an old-age pension and…

17b Article 17b

The Social Insurance Bank shall refuse the old-age pension, in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently, if the pension beneficiary, his spouse…

17c Article 17c

The Social Insurance Bank shall impose an administrative fine of no more than the amount of the prejudice caused due to the failure of the pensioner…

17d Article 17d repealed
17e Article 17e

Ministerial regulations may establish rules regarding the period for which a deferral of payment of the administrative fine may be granted, as well…

17f Article 17f repealed
17g Article 17g repealed
17h Article 17h repealed
17i Article 17i

The Social Insurance Bank shall set off the administrative fine and a previous administrative fine for the same conduct as referred to in Article…

17j Article 17j repealed
18 Article 18

Following the death of the person to whom an old-age pension has been granted, an old-age pension in the form of a death benefit shall be paid…

19 Article 19

The Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) shall pay the old-age pension to which there is an entitlement pursuant to this Act. As a rule…

19a Article 19a

The Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) shall suspend the payment of the old-age pension if the person to whom an old-age pension has…

19b Article 19b

The Social Insurance Bank shall suspend payment of the benefit if it appears that the address provided by the pensioner for themselves or for their…

20 Article 20

If the person to whom an old-age pension has been granted is entitled to the provision or reimbursement of care as referred to in the Long-Term Care…

21 Article 21

Insofar as not otherwise provided by or pursuant to this Act, an advance payment on an old-age pension that has not yet been determined shall be…

22 Article 22 repealed
23 Article 23

The instalments of the old-age pension which have not been claimed within two years after the first day on which they could have been claimed, shall…

24 Article 24

The old-age pension that has been paid unduly as a result of a decision as referred to in Article 17, as well as any other amounts paid unduly, shall…

24a Article 24a

The Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) may recover the amount reclaimed pursuant to Article 24, paragraph 1, by means of a writ of…

24b Article 24b

Rules may be laid down by ministerial regulation regarding the manner of enforcement of the court order in which it has been established that an…

25 Article 25

By way of derogation from Article 24, paragraph 1, the Social Insurance Bank may, at the request of the pensioner or their legal representative…

25a Article 25a

A claim of the Social Insurance Bank (Sociale verzekeringsbank) as referred to in Articles 24 and 25 is a preferred claim and ranks immediately after…

26 Article 26

Old-age pension is:

27 Article 27 repealed
28 Article 28

The person who is entitled to an old-age pension for a given month is also entitled to holiday allowance for that month.

29 Article 29

The gross holiday allowance shall be determined in such a manner that:

29a Article 29a repealed
30 Article 30 repealed
31 Article 31

Once a year, the holiday allowance shall be paid out ex officio.

32 Article 32

The provisions laid down by or pursuant to Articles 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26 and 49 shall apply mutatis mutandis with regard to the holiday allowance…

33 Article 33

Further rules may be established by ministerial regulation with regard to this section. In doing so, a departure may be made from the provisions of…