The government sets the guaranteed minimum income every 6 months. The amounts below shows the gross guaranteed minimum income amounts from 1 January 2026. The amount that applies to you depends on your age and living situation.
| Living situation | Guaranteed minimum income per day | Guaranteed minimum income per month |
|---|---|---|
| Married or living with a partner from age 18 until the state pension age (‘AOW-leeftijd’) | € 105,49 for 2 people | € 2.294,40 for 2 people |
| Sharing a home from age 21 until the state pension age | € 49,03 for 1 person | € 1.066,40 for 1 person |
| Living alone from age 21 until the state pension age | € 75,62 | € 1.644,74 |
| Living alone age 20 | € 58,94 | € 1.281,95 |
| Living alone age 19 | € 43,15 | € 938,51 |
| Living alone age 18 | € 35,25 | € 766,69 |
It can be difficult to work out which living situation applies to you. Below you will find a description of the different living situations.
Married or living with a partner
This amount applies to people aged 18 or older who are married or living with a partner.
The person you are living with is considered a partner if 1 of the following applies:
- You are married or have been married in the past.
- You have a cohabitation agreement (‘samenlevingscontract’) or are in a civil partnership (‘geregistreerd partnerschap’).
- You are registered as living together by Dutch government organisations, such as the Tax Administration (‘de Belastingdienst’).
- You have a shared household (‘gezamenlijke huishouding’), but you are not the parent or child of the person you are living with.
- You have 1 or more children together, or you have a declaration of parentage (‘erkenning’) for each other’s children.
Sharing a home
This amount applies to people aged 21 or older who are sharing a home with at least 1 co-resident (‘medebewoner’) aged 27 or older.
Please note: The person you are living with is not considered a co-resident if 1 of the following applies to them:
- They have their own tenancy agreement (‘huurcontract’) with the same landlord.
- They are entitled to student finance (‘studiefinanciering’) or another type of student allowance (‘tegemoetkoming in studiekosten’).
- They are your landlord or tenant (unless this person is a close family member, such as a grandparent, parent, sibling, in-law or grand-child).
- They have been recognised as a refugee by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (‘Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, IND’).
Living alone
This amount applies to people aged 18 or older who are living alone. It also applies to people who are sharing a home with someone who is not considered a partner or co-resident, for example, a child under the age of 27.