Anw survivor benefit - You are going to move house

Moving house within the Netherlands

You do not have to let us know if you move to a different address within the Netherlands. When you report the change of address to your municipality, they will inform us of your new address. If you start living with someone, however, you do have to inform us because it may affect your Anw benefit.

New address outside the Netherlands

If you live outside the Netherlands and move to a new address in the same country, you must let us know your new address.

If you move to another country, you may not always be able to keep your Anw benefit. There are some countries where Anw benefit cannot be paid. Below, you can type in the country where you will be living to find out if you can keep your Anw benefit.

If you are going to live outside the Netherlands

If you move from the Netherlands to another country, you must inform us of your new address.

If you move to another country, you may not always be able to keep your Anw benefit. There are some countries where Anw benefit cannot be paid. Below, you can type in the country where you will be living to find out if you can keep your Anw benefit.

What else will change?

• In some countries, you have to pay tax on your Anw benefit. In that case, we will not tax your benefit in the Netherlands. 
• You have to pay a different contribution under the Healthcare Insurance Act (Zvw). If you receive a care allowance, that may also change.
• You will no longer automatically be insured under the AOW scheme.
• If you get child benefit (AKW), that will probably stop.

You can find more information (in Dutch) about the arrangements you have to make when moving abroad at vertreknaarhetbuitenland.overheid.nl.