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Suriname Pensioners Get Compensation for Pension Gap

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After all, some 30,000 Surinamese pensioners will get financial compensation for their pension shortfalls, with the government allocating 122 million euros as a “sign of recognition”, said Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag. confirmed in the spring financial statements.

Surinamese pensioners who came to the Netherlands as adults are not eligible for a full AOW as Suriname was not considered part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands when the state pension law was introduced.

In order to be eligible for a full public pension, migrants must have lived in the Netherlands for 50 years, which means that thousands of people who have moved here from Suriname have a pension gap. I mean

Technically, those who lived in Suriname between the start of the National Pension System (AOW) in 1956 and independence in 1975 lived in parts of the Netherlands, but not for pension purposes, said the State Council in a ruling two years ago.

In 2020, MPs voted in favor of a motion seeking compensation for the group, and a government committee made similar recommendations.

The pension age in the Netherlands is being raised in stages from 65 to 67. If this increase is fully implemented, the immigrant must have been in the country since she was 17. lived abroad.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2023/04/surinamese-pensioners-to-get-compensation-for-pension-gap/ Suriname Pensioners Get Compensation for Pension Gap

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