Wiv - What kinds of financial support are available?

The extraordinary pension guarantees you a certain level of income, which is calculated on the basis of your personal circumstances, such as your degree of disability. If your other income (e.g. AOW pension and/or a private pension) is lower than the guaranteed income, your income will be supplemented each month.

The pension is not intended as compensation for loss of professional skills, or inability to expand a business or develop in other ways.

Receiving a pension as a former member of the resistance

You will qualify for a pension if you have a degree of disability of at least 10% due to health damage stemming from your participation in the resistance. If your degree of disability is 80% or more, you will also receive a compassionate allowance and a fixed annual amount towards medical expenses.

The amount of the monthly pension

The amount of your pension will depend on your base amount, disability percentage, and other income you receive. The fixed pension amount is increased twice a year, in January and July, by the same percentage as the Dutch minimum wage. Any amounts you receive in reimbursement or as an allowance will be assessed separately.

If you have expenses for health damage stemming from your participation in the resistance, you can apply for reimbursement or an allowance to help cover the costs of e.g. medical treatment, household assistance or transport.

We only contribute towards expenses not covered by your insurance or another organization. The amount you can receive will be established on the basis of your individual circumstances.

Surviving partners are not entitled to reimbursements or allowances for costs.