Adoption or Foster Care Benefit (6 weeks of paid leave)
Adoptie- of pleegzorguitkering
Paid by UWV · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
1 document you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Voor ouders met een werkgever is de uitkering 100% van het dagloon. [...] Het verlof duurt maximaal 6 weken.
https://www.uwv.nl/nl/adoptie-pleegzorg/adoptieverlof-pleegzorgverlof
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.uwv.nl
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other family & children support in Netherlands
8 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Childcare Benefit (reimbursement of registered childcare costs)
- Pregnancy and Childbirth Benefit (for self-employed and workers without employer wage payment)
- Paid Parental Leave (9 weeks at 70% of wage in the child's first year)
- Youth Sports Fund (pays sports club fees and gear for children from low-income families)
- Youth Culture Fund (pays music, dance and art lessons for children from low-income families)
- Leergeld Foundation (laptop, school costs, bicycle and activities for children in poverty)
- LBIO - free collection of and advance on child maintenance
- Youth Care under the Jeugdwet (free for families)
Similar programmes
Paid Parental Leave (9 weeks at 70% of wage in the child's first year)
UWV
Pregnancy and Childbirth Benefit (for self-employed and workers without employer wage payment)
UWV
Child Benefit (universal quarterly child allowance)
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
Childcare Benefit (reimbursement of registered childcare costs)
Belastingdienst / Dienst Toeslagen
Child Budget (income-tested child supplement on top of kinderbijslag)
Belastingdienst / Dienst Toeslagen
LBIO - free collection of and advance on child maintenance
Landelijk Bureau Inning Onderhoudsbijdragen (LBIO)