Benefits and allowances
WW benefit: estimate and application
Estimate gross WW with UWV using wage details. The daily wage cap and other earnings may affect the result. This is not an award.
How much gross WW benefit will you receive?
Dutch WW is 75% of your WW monthly wage for the first two months, then 70%. UWV calculates this monthly wage as your assessed daily wage × 21.75. Earnings alongside WW can reduce the benefit.
Your last gross monthly salary is not automatically your WW monthly wage. UWV uses social-insurance pay (sv-loon) to establish the daily wage; a statutory daily-wage cap limits the calculation. Check the current cap and any guaranteed daily-wage arrangement with UWV.
Fictional calculation example
A WW monthly wage of €2,000 gives €1,500 gross in each of the first two months and then €1,400 gross per month, before any earnings adjustment. This does not determine WW eligibility. The net amount depends partly on payroll tax.
Have your payslips and, if already available, the UWV decision stating your daily wage ready. Note any earnings alongside WW. Then use the official UWV calculator below; also check eligibility and when to apply.
Have these details ready
- Income, annual statements and assets
- Pay records and employment history
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Ask about your result →When should I apply for WW after a settlement agreement?
UWV states that you should apply from one week before to no later than one week after your first day of unemployment. With a VSO, check the end date and notice period: they affect the start of benefits. Add a separate reminder to apply; this estimate submits nothing. Save your contract, final payslip and agreement before losing employer-portal access.