IOAW Benefit (bridge benefit for older unemployed persons)
Uitkering IOAW (Inkomensvoorziening oudere en gedeeltelijk arbeidsongeschikte werkloze werknemers)
Paid by Gemeente (IOAW), information via Rijksoverheid · 🇳🇱 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.
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.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
U kunt in aanmerking komen voor een IOAW-uitkering als u bent geboren vóór 1 januari 1965. En als u na uw 50e jaar werkloos bent geworden.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.rijksoverheid.nl
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Other income support in Netherlands
14 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- IOAZ Benefit (bridge benefit for older former self-employed persons)
- State Pension (AOW)
- Supplementary Income Provision for the Elderly (tops up low AOW to social minimum)
- Survivor's Benefit (benefit for widows/widowers and orphans)
- Individual Income Supplement (annual top-up for long-term benefit recipients)
- Amsterdam City Pass (free and discounted sports, culture and activities for low incomes)
- Rotterdam City Pass (free and discounted leisure activities for low incomes)
- The Hague City Pass (free and discounted activities for low incomes)
- Utrecht City Pass (free and discounted sports, culture and activities for low incomes)
- Subsidised Legal Aid (state-funded lawyer with income-dependent own contribution)
- Food Bank (weekly food parcels for households below the threshold)
- Municipal Debt Assistance
- Delftpas - leisure and school-costs pass for low-income Delft residents
- Municipal informal-carer appreciation (mantelzorgcompliment)
Similar programmes
Supplementary Income Provision for the Elderly (tops up low AOW to social minimum)
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
Social Assistance Benefit (minimum income support via municipality)
Gemeente (municipality), nation-wide under the Participatiewet
Survivor's Benefit (benefit for widows/widowers and orphans)
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
State Pension (AOW)
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
IOAZ Benefit (bridge benefit for older former self-employed persons)
Gemeente (IOAZ), information via Rijksoverheid
Special Assistance (one-off municipal payment for exceptional necessary costs)
Gemeente (municipality)