The changes you need to report

If you live in the Netherlands and there is a change in your situation (for example, you start living with another adult, you move to another country, or your income changes), you must let us know within 4 weeks. 

If you live outside the Netherlands, you must report changes to us within 6 weeks. 

Avoid a fine by reporting changes on time. 

See what you have to report in different situations

You live in the Netherlands

You must report the following changes to us within 4 weeks:

  • A child is leaving home
  • A child moves in with you
  • A child starts living with a partner
  • A child gets married or enters into a registered partnership outside the Netherlands
  • A change in parental authority over a child
  • A change in a child’s care by foster parents
  • You adopt a child
  • You start living with someone
  • Someone moves in with you
  • Someone stops living at your address
  • You rent a room to or from someone else
  • You get married or enter into a registered partnership outside the Netherlands
  • Your housemate aged 27 or over finishes their education or training outside the Netherlands. 

  • Your income goes up or down
  • You have a new source of income
  • Your income stops
  • You start receiving a non-Dutch survivor benefit

If you receive payments from a personal care budget (PGB) because you supervise or care for someone, this is also regarded as income.

If you receive income from your own business or self-employed activities or from a country other than the Netherlands, you must always report any changes in that income.

If you receive a monthly fixed income from wages or benefits in the Netherlands, the Dutch Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) will provide us with your income details. If your income increases (apart from slight yearly or half-yearly amounts), you must inform us immediately. This is important because the details held by the Tax Administration are at least 2 months old. It will ensure that you do not receive too much Anw survivor benefit which you later have to repay.

  • You are going to live outside the Netherlands
  • A family member is going to live outside the Netherlands

  • You have been declared fit for work
  • You have been incapacitated for work and are going to start working againincapacitated/incapacity for work
  • You are less than 45% incapacitated for work

  • You or your child is sent to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility
  • You or your child is ordered to go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility, but refuses to go

We will be informed of the following changes by your municipality. (You do not have to report them to us yourself.) It is important that you report these changes to your municipality on time:

  • If someone dies
  • You and, if applicable, your partner move to another address in the Netherlands
  • You get married in the Netherlands
  • registered partnership

You live outside the Netherlands

You must report the following changes to us within 6 weeks:

  • A child leaves home
  • A child moves in with you
  • A child starts living with a partner
  • A child gets married or enters into a registered partnership
  • There is a change in parental authority over a child
  • A change in a child’s care by foster parents
  • You adopt a child
  • A child dies (you should enclose a copy of the death certificate)
  • Your nationality changes
  • You get married or enter into a registered partnership
  • You start living with someone
  • Someone moves in with you
  • Someone stops living at your address
  • You rent a room to or from someone else 
  • You or a child moves to another address
  • You or a child starts living outside the Netherlands

  • Your income goes up or down
  • You have a new source of income
  • Your income stops
  • You start receiving a non-Dutch survivor benefit

You do not have to report small yearly or half-yearly increases in your pension or benefit.

  • You have been declared fit for work
  • You have been incapacitated for work and are going to start working againincapacitated/incapacity for work
  • You become less than 45% incapacitated for work

  • You or your child is sent to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility
  • You or your child is ordered to go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility, but refuses to go

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