Do they have Attendance allowance etc in the Netherlands?

happyhero

I know this may be a funny question but I felt that someone may be able to help me here

Maybe there are some Dutch people on here. Does anybody know if they get things like Attendance allowance and carers allowance in the Netherlands?

My father (80 years old) lives in the Netherlands and has done for 30 plus years. He has emphasema and so is diabled but he is also very stubborn and says they dont have any benefits for him. He and my stepmum over there are very hard up.

I just spoke to him on Skype and he says there is nothing they can get but my past experience of the Netherlands when I visit him has been that they do a lot of things very similar to the UK so that if there is one allowance or benefit we get here they will probably have something very similar in place.

My mother and stepfather over here who is disabled get Attendance allowance but not Careres allowance as my mothers savings were too high. I mention this so that you can see I have some knowledge of these benefits over here although I'm no expert.

Any info appreciated. I tried Googling it but with little success.

xylophone

There is a PDF

Your social security rights
in the Netherlands

produced by the European Commission which might throw some light?

NeilCr

xylophone wrote: »

There is a PDF

Your social security rights
in the Netherlands

produced by the European Commission which might throw some light?

Is this the same link?

http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=13754&langId=en

Looks like you'd be looking at long term care.

My friend lived and worked in the Netherlands (now back here) and has generous benefits - he became very ill when there.

Owain_Moneysaver

Dutch pension system (Algemene Ouderdomswet, AOW) is administered by Sociale Verzekeringsbank
https://www.svb.nl/int/en/aow/hoogte_aow/bedragen/index.jsp

Long term care (Wet langdurige zorg, Wlz) is administered by Care Needs Assessment Centre / Centrum Indicatiestelling Zorg.
https://www.ciz.nl/contact

https://www.expatica.com/nl/about/Dutch-social-security-system-explained_100578.html

The Dutch equivalent of Citizens Advice Bureaux is called Wetswinkel

[Deleted User]

OP you say mums savings are too high to get CA? Its not a means tested benefit, so if she qualifies and doesn't earn more than £120 week or receive SRP then she should claim.
As for the Netherlands can't help sorry.

happyhero

venison wrote: »

OP you say mums savings are too high to get CA? Its not a means tested benefit, so if she qualifies and doesn't earn more than £120 week or receive SRP then she should claim.
As for the Netherlands can't help sorry.

Apologies, I got that part wrong it was because her pension income was over the limit.