US EditionPeople Who Received Too High Wia Benefits Do Not Have to Pay Back Money
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People who received excessive disability benefits due to calculation errors at the UWV benefits agency will not have to repay them. This was promised by outgoing Minister Van Hijum of Social Affairs in a letter to the House of Representatives. Currently, 43,000 benefits are being investigated, with amounts potentially being either too high or too low. This primarily concerns WIA (Work and Income according to Capacity for Work) benefits. Van Hiju…
The start of the WIA recovery operation at the UWV is taking even longer than anticipated. This was reported by outgoing Minister Eddy van Hijum (Social…
Disabled individuals who, due to errors by the UWV (Employee Insurance Agency), received too high a WIA benefit will not have to repay it. The agency will review the benefits of 43,000 people, but will only pay additional benefits if the amount paid was too low.
The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) will not reclaim money from people who received excessive disability benefits due to errors by the benefits agency. This was announced by outgoing Minister Eddy van Hijum (Social Affairs) in a letter to the House of Representatives on Friday. Last year, it came to light that the UWV made numerous errors in determining WIA benefits.
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