Your AOW pension will be paid with effect from the day on which you reach your AOW pension age. On 1 January 2013, the AOW pension age was increased by 1 month. In the coming years, the AOW pension age will be gradually increased to 66 in 2019 and 67 in 2023. As from 2024, the AOW pension age will be linked to life expectancy.

What is your AOW pension age?
If you were born before 1 January 1948, your AOW pension age is 65. If you were born on or after 1 January 1948, your AOW pension age will depend on your date of birth.

During negotiations for a coalition government, the VVD (People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy) and the PvdA (Labour Party) agreed at the beginning of October 2012 on a faster increase in the AOW pension age. Under the agreement, the AOW pension age is to increase gradually to 66 in 2018 and 67 in 2021.

Coalition agreement
The new Dutch coalition government has announced that it wants to raise the AOW pension age at a faster rate than originally planned. The lower and upper houses of the Dutch parliament still have to agree to this.

Wanneer AOW?

U ontvangt het AOW-pensioen vanaf de dag waarop u uw AOW-leeftijd bereikt. Per 1 januari 2013 is de AOW-leeftijd met 1 maand verhoogd. In de komende jaren gaat de AOW-leeftijd in stapjes omhoog. In 2019 is de AOW-leeftijd 66 jaar en in 2023 is dat 67 jaar. Vanaf 2024 wordt de AOW-leeftijd gekoppeld aan de levensverwachting.