How do I report a change in income for my Dutch allowances?
Update your estimated annual income in Mijn toeslagen or the official Toeslagen app as soon as your earnings change, within four weeks at the latest. Use the assessment income (toetsingsinkomen) for the whole calendar year. Your new monthly take-home pay alone is not a reliable annual estimate.
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1. Check whether this guidance applies
This guidance concerns Dutch rent, healthcare and childcare allowances and the child-related budget. Different earnings, a new job or another income source may change your advance payment. Updating an estimate is a separate action from challenging a repayment decision.
2. Estimate the year's income again
Gather the income already received this year and estimate what will follow. Use the official assessment-income calculator: holiday pay, variable work and tax information can matter. Record which figures are known and which remain estimates.
3. Report the change in time
Open Mijn toeslagen or the official app yourself, select the correct calendar year and change the income. Report a relevant change immediately and within four weeks at the latest. Keep the confirmation and calculation. Ask Dienst Toeslagen for assistance if you cannot use the digital service.
4. Check your partner and household members
Where relevant, also calculate your allowance partner's assessment income. For rent allowance, a household member's income can matter. Moving in together, work status or childcare hours may require separate changes; reporting income does not replace those notifications.
5. Review the new calculation
After processing, check the year, income and new advance payment. An estimate does not guarantee entitlement. Update it again when new information becomes available; the final calculation can still produce an additional payment or an amount to repay.
6. Prepare a focused request for help
Use the preparation below to compare the old and new estimates, dates and unresolved questions. Ask which information counts if a partner, foreign income or several changes complicate matters. You can request an assessment of your situation through our own assistance route.
Can I update the estimate before my annual income is final?
Yes. Make a supported estimate using the official calculator and keep your assumptions. Revise it when you know more. The preparation document below stays local and does not send a change to Dienst Toeslagen.
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For each event, note the date, what happened and where the evidence is kept. Example: 3 October — letter received — correspondence folder.
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- Uncertain figures and questions
Sources
Need personal assistance? Request a lawyer through our chat. We explain the next step; submitting a request does not engage a lawyer. The links below support the legal information.
Dienst Toeslagen · Wijzigingen doorgeven ↗Dienst Toeslagen · Toetsingsinkomen ↗Sources may be in Dutch. General information about Dutch law, not individual legal advice.