The number of people entitled to state pension is increasing, but so are the incomplete benefits
More and more people in the Netherlands receive an incomplete state pension. People who have come to the Netherlands at a later age or who have (temporarily) lived or worked abroad are usually not entitled to a full basic pension from the government.
Both the Netherlands and Thailand have the right to levy taxes on social security benefits such as AOW, WAO or WIA benefits. Lammert de Haan discovered a safety net in the treaty for the avoidance of double taxation, Article 23.6, which says that if a country (the Netherlands) has already levied taxes on these benefits, the other country must provide tax relief on this income.
New SSO office in Pattaya
As a pensioner in Pattaya (this right can gradually be called a customary right), I have to prove again that I am alive. Although I sometimes doubt, it seems to me that this proof can still be provided.
Catch up on Life Certificate SVB and SSO Laem Chabang
Last Saturday, a question was asked about the SSO in Laem Chabang, where the state pensioners of Pattaya and the surrounding area have the Life Certificate of the SVB checked, stamped and signed. I already responded to that, but other AOW pensioners still had questions.
More than 37% of the working population sometimes loses sleep over his or her pension
Concerns about the level of the accrued pension (52%), whether or not they will be able to make ends meet after retirement (45%) and the drop in income they will be faced with (35%) are the main reasons for 37% of the working population to sometimes worry about your own pension.
In the speech from the throne on Prinsjesdag, the cabinet still assumes a modest increase in purchasing power of 0,4 percent for pensioners, but such a marginal increase is negated by inflation.
Due to questions that regularly come in about AOW and pension, Stichting Goed has started setting up a knowledge base. This can be found on the website: www.stichtinggoed.nl/kb-pensioen/
AOW cut after marriage to Thai
De Telegraaf contains an article about a Dutch man who marries a Thai woman a year after his retirement. Because she continued to live in Thailand, the man assumed that his AOW would not be reduced, but that turned out to be different, so he went to court.
Stichting GOED: Unjustifiably less AOW - Ombudsman in conversation with SVB and Tax Authorities
Many Dutch people abroad suddenly receive less AOW, the tax rules have changed. The SVB must now deduct wage tax from the state pension of certain groups of people who live abroad. As a result, the AOW is lower. However, it is possible to get an exemption from payroll tax, which must be requested from the Tax Authorities.
Your state pension in the Netherlands: know the situation Have you lived or worked in the Netherlands in the past? Then you will probably be entitled to an AOW pension later. You retain this right if you have moved to another country. Due to new legislation, the state pension age will change in the coming years. This means that you will receive state pension later than you might expect. The AOW is administered by the Social Insurance Bank (SVB). Below, the SVB explains what…
AOW pension tax credit for pensioners in Thailand
Recently, a story has been circulating that less AOW would be received in 2019. To be ahead of all the "Indian stories", I have gathered information and I am sending the answer here.
De Tegel: 'The Social Insurance Bank visits Thailand'
In 'de Tegel', the online magazine of the Dutch Association in Bangkok, an article has been published about the Social Insurance Bank that visited Thailand. The SVB is the body that pays out the AOW and monitors the correctness of the benefits. They are also authorized to carry out investigations in Thailand, in order to check whether the Dutch pensioners are passing on the correct information.
About AOW: do you call Saint George or Don Quixote?
Erik Kuijpers uses examples to argue that the AOW is not a pension. Is it Saint George or Don Quixote?
(Mis) Understanding about AOW and wage tax
There are misunderstandings about whether or not payroll tax is withheld from the state pension if you live in Thailand. Maybe this can help.
The Social Insurance Bank (SVB) must inform people who live abroad and are entitled to state pension in the future about the increase in the state pension age. This is the conclusion of the National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, after an investigation.
Pensioners outside the EU lose a rib (again).
The Dutch (r) government has once again found a way to increase the state coffers. All Dutch citizens living outside the EU are no longer entitled to tax credit(s) from 1 January.
Will the elderly be hit in 2015?
The newspapers have been full of it in recent weeks: 'The elderly will be hit hard in 2015.' Scare mongering or truth?