How does my employer apply to UWV for wage dispensation?
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Your employer applies to UWV, which assesses your wage value and decides. An employer’s own view that you can do less is insufficient to reduce wages. UWV gives 31 October 2026 as the application deadline for a temporary IVA/Wajong group.
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1. Choose the correct scheme
Wage dispensation permits lower employer wages after approval. UWV supplements income according to your situation. Wage subsidy is different: the employer applies to your municipality and you receive the minimum wage.
2. Check eligibility and dates
The ordinary route concerns Wajong and work performance at least 25% lower for at least six months due to illness or disability. Temporarily, IVA or Wajong without work capacity may also qualify: apply by 31 October 2026, with possible operation through 21 April 2028. For job-finding support within this experiment, UWV gives an earlier contact deadline: 30 October 2026. Contact UWV promptly. Entitlement and an extension are not automatic.
3. Prepare the application together
Your employer must tell you that they are applying and why. Discuss duties, hours and limitations. The employer uses Aanvragen voorziening werkgever in UWV’s employer portal. Keep the submission confirmation.
4. Have wage value assessed
A labour expert usually examines the work at the workplace and talks to you and the employer. Approval requires wage value below the minimum wage and performance no higher than 75% of a comparable worker. UWV states a decision within eight weeks.
5. Check decision and income
Check the percentage in the letter and use the official Wajong calculator where applicable. Lower employer pay is not the same as your total net income. Ask about differences with wage or benefit statements; follow the decision’s legal remedies if you disagree.
6. Follow duration and changes
Normally dispensation lasts six months to five years; renewal may be possible under conditions. The temporary group has the separate end limit above. The employer reports changes with the change form. Record the end date and reassessment. This preparation submits nothing.
Is wage dispensation the same as wage subsidy?
No. UWV decides on lower wages and a possible supplement under dispensation. With wage subsidy, the municipality subsidises the employer and the employee receives the minimum wage.
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UWV · Loondispensatie ↗UWV · Loonkostensubsidie ↗UWV · Tijdelijke regeling re-integratie IVA of Wajong ↗Sources may be in Dutch. General information about Dutch law, not individual legal advice.