If you receive or will soon receive work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work (WGA benefit) and you move abroad, you may receive less benefit in the country you move to. That’s the case if the cost of living in that country is lower than in the Netherlands.
A
Argentina
Aruba
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Aruba you can collect 70% of the amount of your current benefit.
Australia
Austria
B
Belgium
Belize
Bonaire
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Bonaire you can collect 80% of the amount of your current benefit.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Bosnia and Herzegovina you can collect 50% of the amount of your current benefit. Do you receive a benefit under the Incapacity Insurance (Self-employed Persons) Act? You cannot collect this benefit in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bulgaria
C
Cabo Verde
Attention: Did you start to receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work on or after 1 July 2019? In Cabo Verde you can collect 60% of the amount of your current benefit.
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Curaçao
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Curaçao you can collect 90% of the amount of your current benefit.
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
E
Ecuador
Egypt
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Egypt you can collect 30% of the amount of your current benefit.
Estonia
F
Finland
France
G
Germany
Greece
H
Hong Kong
Hungary
I
Iceland
India
Attention: Did you start to receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work on or after 1 March 2018? In India you can collect 40% of the amount of your current benefit.
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Japan
Jordan
L
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Montenegro you can collect 50% of the amount of your current benefit. Do you receive a benefit under the Incapacity Insurance (Self-employed Persons) Act? You cannot collect this benefit in Montenegro.
Morocco
Attention: Did you start to receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work after October 2016? In Morocco you can collect 50% of the amount of your current benefit.
N
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Attention: Do you receive a benefit under the Incapacity Insurance (Self-employed Persons) Act? You cannot collect this benefit in North Macedonia.
Norway
P
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
R
Romania
S
Saba
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In Saba you can collect 80% of the amount of your current benefit.
Serbia
Attention: Do you receive a benefit under the Incapacity Insurance (Self-employed Persons) Act? You cannot collect this benefit in Serbia.
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In South Africa you can collect 60% of the amount of your current benefit.
South Korea
Spain
St Eustatius
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In St Eustatius you can collect 90% of the amount of your current benefit.
St Maarten
Attention: Do you receive follow-up work resumption benefit for persons partially capable of work? In St Maarten you can collect 70% of the amount of your current benefit.
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
T
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
U
United Kingdom (Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Herm, Jethou)
United States of America
Uruguay
Receiving benefit abroad
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