Employees and civil servants in the Netherlands who become unemployed are insured by the Unemployment Insurance Act (WW). In theory, if eligible, you will receive 75% of the wage most recently earned (a maximum of € 177,03 per day) in the first two months, thereafter 70%.
To be eligible for the unemployment benefit, you must satisfy the following criteria:
- be below the age of 65;
- lose at least five working hours per week;
- no longer be entitled to wages for these lost working hours;
- be available for work;
- not be on Sickness benefit, WAO benefit upon full occupational disability, or IVA benefit;
- not be in receipt of WGA benefit (unless you had a job in addition to the WGA benefit and lost that job);
- meet the requirement of '26 out of 36 weeks': you must have been employed for at least 26 weeks in the 36 weeks before the first day of unemployment.
For occupational groups such as artists, musicians and film employees, a lower requirement of weeks applies: 16 from 39 weeks.
The length of your entitlement to this benefit depends on your employment history. Below is a table that gives you a rough indication of the length of your salary-related benefit. The benefit will be payable for as many months as the number of years in employment (with a maximum of 38 months)
| Employment history | Duration of salary-related benefit |
| 4 years | 6 months |
| 5-9 years | 9 months |
| 10-14 years | 1 year |
| 15-19 years | 1.5 years |
| 20-24 years | 2 years |
| 25-19 years | 2.5 years |
| 30-34 years | 3 years |
The employee that becomes unemployed after resigning from his job cannot benefit from the allowance.
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Update 29/02/2008
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