Your pension benefit

You will receive a pension from the first day of the month in which you retire. You will receive this benefit for the rest of your life.

What you need to do

  • You live in the Netherlands
    You will automatically receive a monthly pension benefit once your pension application has been finalised. You do not need to do anything yourself.
  • Other rules apply if you live abroad
    To receive your pension benefit, you will need to submit a Life Certificate ('Attestatie de vita') once a year.

What else do you need to know?

  • We will transfer your pension to you round the 25th of each month. The date on which your pension is credited to your bank account may vary from 1 bank to another. National holidays may cause a delay. Read more at Payment dates below.
  • Your holiday allowance is included in your monthly pension benefit, because of which we do not pay a separate holiday allowance.
  • When you start receiving pension benefits, we will send you a gross-net specification of all your pension amounts. In the future you will only receive a new specification whenever any changes exceed an amount of 25 cents.
  • We will send you an annual statement every year. You will need this for your tax return.
  • Once a year, the pension fund considers whether or not it is possible to increase pensions amounts with a supplement.

    Increasing the value of pensions
  • After you retire, different tax rates and tax credits will apply. View the website of the Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax and Customs Administration) for more information
  • To tax administration

Explanation Gross-Net pension (pdf)

You can find all your retirement and AOW benefit details on mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl. To view your details, you need to log in with your DigiD code.

Payment dates

Month Day
January 2023 Wednesday, 25 January
February 2023 Friday, 24 Februari
March 2023 Friday, 24 March
April 2023 Tuesday, 25 April
May 2023 Thursday, 25 May
June 2023 Friday, 23 June
July 2023 Tuesday, 25 July
August 2023 Friday, 25 August
September 2023 Monday, 25 September
October 2023 Wednesday, 25 October
November 2023 Friday, 24 November
December 2023 Wednesday, 20 December