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Employees prefer pension security
When asked, most employees who are saving for a pension via their employer reported that they wanted financial security when they retire. The majority preferred not to make do with less pension, even...
CBS explores possible privacy preserving techniques
The statutory task of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is to carry out high-quality statistical research for the government sector and academia.
Labour and social security
Theme Labour and social security
Fewer social security claimants find work
The proportion of social security claimants who found a new job declined further last year. Since the start of the survey in 2007, the proportion has never been so low.
Number of social security claimants stable
The number of social security claimants has not grown further during the third quarter of 2014; at the end of September, 430 thousand people received social security benefits.
More social security claimants in 2014, but share young claimants stable
The number of social security claimants increased further by 22 thousand in 2014, versus an increase by 32 thousand in 2013. The share of young claimants has not changed. Statistics Netherlands...
Fewer social security recipients find employment
At the end of 2011, 367 thousand people in the Netherlands received social security benefits. More than 28 thousand, i.e. less than 8 percent, found jobs in 2012.
Growing number of people rely on social security
The number of social security claimants has risen by 8 thousand to 434 thousand in the second quarter of 2014.
Half of social security benefits go to families with children
Nearly half (49 percent) of the 330 thousand people on social security have children, but there are considerable differences between native Dutch and people with a non-western background. Native...
Social security cost 159 billion euro in 2008
In the Netherlands people entitled to benefits received 159 billion euro in social security payments in 2008. This is the equivalent of about 27 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, which is what...
Number of social security benefits up by 26 thousand in 2010
The latest figures published show that the number of social security benefits granted to people under the age of 65 has risen by 26 thousand over 2010. The number of social security benefits paid out...
Sustained reduction social security benefits
In the third quarter of 2007, the number of under-65s receiving income support continued to fall.
Amount spent on security care significantly higher
Nearly 12.5 billion euro, i.e. 2.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) was spent on prevention and combat of crime, urban decay and inconvenience in 2009, an increase by 4 percent relative to...
Few Eastern Europeans living in the Netherlands receive social security and unemployment benefits
In recent years, the number of people from Eastern European EU countries living in the Netherlands has risen rapidly, but relatively few receive social security or unemployment (WW) benefits. By the...
Security and justice
Theme Security and justice
Increase social security benefits slows down
The most recent figures show that the number of social security benefits granted to people under the age of 65 has risen to 318 thousand in the second quarter of 2011.
SDG 16.1 Security and peace
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions: security and peace. SDG 16.1 aims to promote a safe society in which everyone has access to a fair legal...
Strong growth in security holdings of pension funds and insurance companies
The combined security holdings of pension funds and insurance companies rose by nearly 20 percent in 2005.
Number of social security benefits 20 thousand down in less than 1 year
In the second quarter of 2008, the number of social security benefits paid to under-65s was reduced by 2.6 thousand to 268 thousand.
Further increase social security benefits
The number of social security benefits paid to under-65s has increased for the second consecutive quarter.
Number of social security benefits stable
By the end of this year, 319 thousand social security benefits were issued, i.e. an increase by more than 1 thousand compared to the previous quarter. The number of social security benefits remained...
Number of social security benefits still declining
In the third quarter of 2008, the number of benefits paid to under-65s dropped further to 262 thousand, i.e. more than 6 thousand down on the second quarter.