Old-age pensions
In the case of old-age pensions in the Netherlands, a distinction must be made between the legal old-age pension and occupational pensions (Bedrijfspensioenfonds). Both are linked to completely different, separable eligibility conditions and financing systems. Legal old-age pension (AOW) Students and young professionals from Germany can also build up entitlements under the legal old-age pension […]
Living in Germany, working in Belgium
Employees in Belgium pay their income tax (bedrijfsvoorheffing / précompte professionnel) in Belgium. This also applies if you live in Germany and work in Belgium. Cross-border workers can also claim deductions (aftrekposten/déduction fiscal) and other tax benefits (tegemoetkomingen/avantage fiscal) from the Belgian tax system under certain conditions. This depends on whether at least 75% of […]
Childcare supplement
Do you live in the Netherlands and do your children go to nursery school/daycare facilities? Then you can get a monthly benefit for childcare costs. You get this Dutch childcare supplement (Kinderopvangtoeslag) if: you and your partner both work, and your child goes to a registered childcare facility and you pay the costs, and your […]
Taking German unemployment benefit with you to the Netherlands
If you are unemployed in Germany and want to look for work in the Netherlands, you can continue to receive German unemployment benefit there for a period of three months. The period for which you can take your German unemployment benefit with you can be extended up to a maximum of six months for the […]
Living
Often you don’t think much about it in everyday life when you “just happen†to drive across the border. However, if you move to the neighbouring country, your place of residence is decisive for the application of laws and rules. For example, your place of residence defines where you are liable to pay taxes on […]
Studying in Germany
For more information about studying in Germany, please refer to the website (only in Dutch). An equally informative website is that of the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes [German Academic Exchange Service] (DAAD). You can also get initial information about studying in Germany from the deutschen Vertretungen in den Niederlanden [German representatives in the Netherlands]. On the […]
Working and unemployment
If you work in Belgium as an employee from Germany, you pay into unemployment insurance in Belgium. However, you do not always receive a benefit from Belgium. The country from which you receive your unemployment benefit depends on whether you become fully or partially unemployed. When am I fully unemployed? You are fully unemployed […]