Additional qualifying conditions if you live or work outside the Netherlands

If you are living or working outside the Netherlands, additional qualifying conditions apply. Whether or not you can get an Anw survivor benefit depends on the situation of your partner or ex-partner. 

Your partner or ex-partner lived or worked outside the Netherlands

You can get an Anw survivor benefit if your partner or ex-partner:

  • lived or worked in the Netherlands in the past, and
  • was insured on the date of death under a survivor benefit scheme in a member state of the European Union (EU ), European Economic Area (EEA ) or a treaty country

The amount of your Anw survivor benefit depends on the number of years your partner or ex-partner worked in the Netherlands. The more years your partner or ex-partner worked, the higher the amount of your Anw survivor benefit will be.

Entitlement to an Anw survivor benefit depends on your income and living situation

Some types of income are deducted from the Anw survivor benefit. Your living situation can also affect the amount of benefit you can get.

Your partner or ex-partner worked in the Netherlands but lived in another country

If you live in the Netherlands, a country that is a member of the European Union (EU ) or the European Economic Area (EEA ), or in a treaty country , you can get an Anw survivor benefit if:

  • on the date of death, your partner or ex-partner was insured under a state survivor benefit scheme in the country where you live, or
  • you qualified for a state survivor benefit from an EU or EEA country or Switzerland after your partner or ex-partner’s death

The amount of your Anw survivor benefit depends on the number of years your partner or ex-partner worked in the Netherlands. The more years your partner or ex-partner worked, the higher the amount of your Anw survivor benefit will be.

Entitlement to an Anw survivor benefit depends on your income and living situation

Some types of income are deducted from the Anw survivor benefit. Your living situation can also affect the amount of benefit you can get.

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