An orphan died
The death of an orphan is devastating. You will have a lot to arrange at this difficult time. The orphan’s benefit stops 1 day after the date of death. Read on to find out more about the matters you may need to arrange with us.
Holiday allowance
The holiday allowance that was built up each month from May until the date of death will be paid into the bank account that was used to pay the orphan’s benefit.
The orphan’s benefit had already been paid
If orphan’s benefit has already been paid for the month in which the death occurred, an amount may have been overpaid. The overpayment will be deducted from the holiday allowance. Sometimes, the heirs will be asked to repay the remaining amount. We will send them a letter about this. The letter will be sent to the address of the deceased orphan.
Annual statement
The annual statement will be sent to the address of the deceased orphan. It is important to keep the annual statement. Annual statements cannot be sent digitally.
The My SVB account of the deceased will no longer be accessible.
It is not possible to log in to the My SVB account of a deceased orphan to view their details.
When should you report a death to us?
That depends on where the orphan lives and where the orphan died.
Select the situation and read whether you need to report the death to us and within how many weeks.
You do not need to report the death to us.
However, it must be reported to the municipality (gemeente) where the deceased lived. You can ask the funeral director to report the death to the municipality. They will need a death certificate from the deceased’s family doctor or a doctor from the hospital.
The municipality will then inform us of the death.
In that case, you need to report the death to us within 4 weeks. The sooner you inform us, the sooner we can stop the payments.
In that case, you need to report the death to us within 6 weeks. The sooner you inform us, the sooner we can stop the payments.