WWregeling
WWregeling refers to the unemployment insurance scheme under the Dutch Werkloosheidswet (WW). It is administered by the Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV) and provides temporary income support to employees who lose their job through no fault of their own.
Eligibility requires that a person has worked and been insured for WW in the period immediately before
The amount of the WW-uitkering is calculated from the employee’s most recent earnings, up to a statutory
Process-wise, when unemployment occurs, the worker applies for WW with UWV. UWV assesses eligibility, determines the
Financing of the WW scheme comes from payroll contributions by employers and employees, and the program is