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UWV at a glance

In UWV at a glance, you can see a number of key figures about our organisation and services.

The figures concern the number of people who receive benefits from the UWV, the total sum involved, the distribution of clients per act, the number of UWV employees, and finally, the rating given by employers and benefit recipients.

The number of people who receive benefits from the UWV

The total number of people who receive benefits: 1,171,304.

  • The Unemployment Insurance Act (WW): 191,775,
  • The Work and Care Act (Wazo): 53,982, 
  • The Sickness Benefits Act (Ziektewet): 106,657, 
  • Self-employed Persons Disability Insurance Act (Waz): 7,297, 
  • Disability Insurance for Young Disabled Persons Act (Wajong): 243,200, 
  • Work and Income according to Labour Capacity Act (WIA): 373,084, 
  • Disablement Benefits Act (WAO): 194,474.

Total sum involved

The total sum for all benefits amounts to 24.7 billion euros.

Number of beneficiaries per act, as a percentage

Rounded down percentages. 

  • The Unemployment Insurance Act (WW): 16.3%,
  • The Work and Care Act (Wazo): 4.6%, 
  • The Sickness Benefits Act (Ziektewet): 9.1%, 
  • Self-employed Persons Disability Insurance Act (Waz): 0.6%, 
  • Disability Insurance for Young Disabled Persons Act (Wajong): 20.7%, 
  • Work and Income according to Labour Capacity Act (WIA): 31.8%, 
  • Disablement Benefits Act (WAO): 16.6%.

Number of employees

The number of employees is 21.960 FTE.

Customer satisfaction ratings

Benefits recipients give a score of 7.6 and employers a 6.9.

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