Update on home office in neighbouring countries: DVKA confirms German participation in exception regulation
After Belgium and the Netherlands, Germany’s participation in the new derogation has now also been confirmed.
New information on “Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023”
We continually receive new information on the new framework agreement regarding home office work from a neighbouring country. As a supplement to the last article (Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023, 13.04.2023) you can find out more details about the new regulation in this article. From 1 July […]
Rules for home office work in neighbouring country from 1 July 2023
On 1 July 2023, a new exemption scheme will come into force that will allow many cross-border workers to continue working regularly in their home office without their social security moving to their country of residence. Participation by member states is voluntary, in other words EU member states decide for themselves whether to sign and […]
Dutch income declaration for Belgian cross-border workers
Since 1 March 2023, it is again possible to fill in the Dutch tax return. Residents of Belgium working in the Netherlands can also once again file their Dutch tax return. For those Belgian cross-border workers, the procedure to qualify as a foreign taxpayer has become simpler since last year. To qualify as a foreign […]
How does the pension system work in the Netherlands?
If you live in Germany and work in the Netherlands, you usually build up two pensions in the Netherlands: the statutory AOW pension and an occupational pension. However, it is not always clear how the pension models work and exactly how much pension you are entitled to. For this reason, GrenzInfoPunkte is organising a web […]
Job bonus for cross-border workers living in Flanders
The job bonus is a measure of the Flemish government. People earning less than 2,500 euros gross per month receive an amount of up to 600 euros once a year. Cross-border commuters can apply for a job bonus under the following conditions: You live in Flanders; You work abroad (= European Economic Area); You earn […]
Living in Germany, pension from Belgium or the Netherlands: Energy price flat rate (EPP)
If you live in Germany and exclusively receive pension benefits from the Netherlands or Belgium (this also applies to WIA or WAO benefits), you can apply for the energy price flat rate (EPP) from 9 January 2023. The application form is now available on the Knappschaft Bahn See website. If you also receive a German […]
Dutch child benefit increased
Due to the rising cost of living, the Dutch government has decided to additionally increase the child benefit. We have summarised the new rates, valid from 1 January 2023, for you in the table below: Age Per quarter per child Per month per child 0 to 5 years € 269,76 € 89,92 6 to […]
Germany: Child benefit increase from 1 January 2023
The German Bundestag has approved an increase in child benefit for the first 3 children in a family to €250 per month per child. The increase will take effect from 1 January 2023. For the first and second child this means an increase of €31 per month, for the third child an increase of €25 […]
AOW retirement age to be raised by three months
The age at which beneficiaries are entitled to an AOW (regular state pension) will be raised by three months to 67 years and three months in 2028. Every year, the CBS (Statistics Netherlands) calculates the life expectancy of people in the Netherlands who reach the age of 65. It has now been determined that those […]