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WIA

Also known as: Wet werk en inkomen naar arbeidsvermogen, Work and Income Capacity Act

Tax & Social SecurityLast reviewed: 13 Apr 2026

The WIA is the Dutch work and income capacity law, providing disability benefits after 104 weeks of employer-paid sick leave, split between WGA and IVA tracks.

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The WIA is the Dutch work and income capacity law, providing disability benefits after 104 weeks of employer-paid sick leave, split between WGA and IVA tracks.

The Wet werk en inkomen naar arbeidsvermogen (WIA), or Work and Income Capacity Act, is the Dutch scheme that provides income protection to employees who remain at least 35% incapacitated for work after 104 weeks of continuous employer-paid sick leave under the Wet verbetering poortwachter.

The WIA splits into two benefit tracks. The IVA applies when incapacity is judged full and permanent, paying 75% of the last daily wage. The WGA covers partial or non-permanent incapacity between 35% and 80%, or temporary full incapacity, and includes a wage-supplement phase, an extended-benefit phase, and a shortfall phase.

UWV administers both tracks. Financing comes from the Whk premium, which consists of a WGA component and a Ziektewet component. Employers can choose between the public UWV route and private insurance through the eigenrisicodrager regime, with premium consequences attached to each option.

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WGA · ZW · IVA · Social Security Contributions · Zvw · Anw

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