The changes you need to report

If there is a change in your situation, you must report this to us within 4 weeks. That way, you will always receive the correct amount.

If you live outside the Netherlands, you must report changes in your situation within 6 weeks.

If you live in the Netherlands

Changes that you do not need to report to us

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 (gemeente) on time:

  • A change of address within the Netherlands involving you or your family
  • The death of a family member in the Netherlands
  • You get married or enter into a registered partnership in the Netherlands
  • You get divorced in the Netherlands
  • You get a new nationality

Changes that you must always report to us

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

  • You no longer live at the same address as your partner
  • You and your partner have been living together but you are not married. You are now going to separate
  • You have been living on your own and are now going to start living with someone
  • Someone has come to live with you and your partner
  • You are going to stay at another address temporarily
  • You and your partner separate
  • You and your partner are separated and your partner starts living with you again
  • You are separated from your partner and you start living with someone else
  • You take in a lodger or a tenant

  • You enter into a cohabitation agreement
  • You get married or enter into a registered partnership outside the Netherlands
  • You get divorced outside the Netherlands
  • You separate from your spouse

  • You are moving to another country
  • You and your partner are moving to another country
  • Either you or your partner is moving to another country while the other will continue to live in the Netherlands

  • Your other income goes up or down
  • You have a new source of income
  • You no longer have other income

Income from business activities or from outside the Netherlands

If you receive income from your own business or self-employed activities or from a country other than the Netherlands, you will be obliged to report any changes in that income yourselves.

Income from wages or benefits

If you receive income from wages or benefits in the Netherlands, the Dutch Tax Administration will provide us with the details. We would still advise you to inform us yourself if there are any increases to your income (excepting small yearly or half-yearly rises). This is important because the details held by the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) are at least 2 months old. It will ensure that you do not receive too much bridging benefit which you later have to repay.

  • You go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility
  • You are ordered to go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility, but you refuse to go

If you live outside the Netherlands

If you live outside the Netherlands, you must always report the following changes in your situation to us within 6 weeks:

  • You are moving to a different address
  • You are moving to a different address together with your partner
  • You are moving to another country
  • You and your partner are moving to another country
  • Either you or your partner is moving to another country while the other will continue to live at the current address

  • You no longer live at the same address as your partner
  • You and your partner have been living together but you are not married. You are now going to separate
  • You have been living on your own and are now going to start living with someone
  • You are going to stay at another address temporarily (no more than 6 months)
  • You and your partner separate
  • You and your partner are separated and your partner starts living with you again
  • You are separated from your partner and you start living with someone else
  • You take in a lodger or a tenant

  • Your partner dies (you should enclose a copy of the death certificate)
  • You get married
  • You enter into a registered partnership
  • You get legally divorced
  • You are no longer in a registered partnership
  • You and your partner decide to separate
  • You enter into a cohabitation agreement
  • You (or your partner) get a different nationality

  • Your other income goes up or down
  • You have a new source of income
  • You no longer have other income

  • You go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility
  • You are ordered to go to prison, a detention centre or a closed treatment facility, but you refuse to go

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