Benefit amounts Participation law

*No additional holiday allowance will be calculated for this increase.

Sharing a house(hold) with other adults

These cost-sharing standards apply to everyone who lives with several adults at one address. The underlying assumption is that (fixed) costs can be shared with fellow residents. This could mean that you receive less benefit. Cost-sharing does not apply to persons under the age of 21, or students. 

Adjusting the cost-sharing standard

The cost-sharing standards are adjusted for married couples where one spouse is 18, 19 or 20 years old and the other spouse is 21 years old, or older, with one or more cost-sharing adults living in the house (Article 22 paragraph 3 Participation Act). The cost-sharing standard is then calculated this way:

• In case they have one or more dependent children: € 716,58 + cost-sharing standard for the spouse of 21 years or older;
• In case they do not have dependent children: € 332,17 + cost-sharing standard for the spouse of 21 years or older. 

As of 1 january 2025, based on art. 22a paragraph 2 part a of the Participation Act, the following standard level for entitled married couples where one spouse is 18, 19 or 20 years old and the other spouse is 21 years old, or older, with both cost-sharing co-residents and dependent children.
 

As of 1 January 2025, based on art. 22a paragraph 3 part b of the Participation Act, the following standard level for entitled married couples where one spouse is 18, 19 or 20 years old and the other spouse is 21 years old, or older, with cost-sharing co-residents, but without dependent children.

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