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Pension information

Last updated on 9 October 2023
As a university employee, you accrue pension entitlements with the General Pension Fund for Public Employees ABP. Detailed information about your pension can be found at www.abp.nl.

The renewed pension system

On 1 July 2023, the Future Pensions Act (WTP) took effect. New pension rules will make it possible to increase pensions faster. And your pension build-up will better match your career. The new rules will apply to everyone, even if you are already retired. When will things change for you? Read more information on the ABP page (in Dutch) and view the timeline.

What can ABP do for you? 

  • You will receive an annual pension statement from ABP. 
  • You can consult the details of your pension at www.abp.nl > Mijn ABP (only available in Dutch). There you will find your personal electronic file, and you can perform all sorts of calculations. 
  • You can call ABP Customer service directly. The telephone numbers are available at: www.abp.nl > Contact  
  • You can make online an personal appointment with an ABP representative for a personal conversation during scheduled pension sessions at VU Amsterdam.  

Supplementary pension products

Your pension has been arranged for you in broad terms, but you can also opt for supplementary pension products: 

  • You may wish to insure yourself against loss of income in case of full or partial disability: a group disability insurance scheme (IPAP) is available for this purpose. 
  • You may wish to stop working (completely or partially) and take ABP optional pension (KeuzePensioen). This is possible from the 1st day of the month that you reach the age of 60 and for at least 10% of your working time.
  • If you have been sent abroad for an extended period and/or you are taking advantage of the thirty percent ruling scheme: your gross salary (and pension accrual) have thus been temporarily reduced. You can opt to negate this reduction of pension accrual. 

Pension and disability

If you become occupationally disabled, you may be entitled to an occupational disability pension. The disability pension supplements your assets. The amount depends on various conditions.

You may also be entitled to non-contributory pension accrual. There are also various conditions attached to this. More information about disability pension and non-contributory pension accrual can be found at www.abp.nl. 

Checklist

ABP has developed a checklist in which you can quickly and easily find answers to important questions about your pension. For example, what do you have to arrange when you enter or leave employment? What if you have to deal with illness or disability? And what are the consequences of working more or less for your pension?

The checklist is only available in Dutch. You can open the pension checklist here.

Pension app

ABP has developed an app with which you are well informed and prepared when retirement is approaching. You can download the pension app on both Android and iPhone.

Information in English 

ABP provides information to its beneficiaries in Dutch, although understands that non-native speakers have difficulty translating this info. On the ABP website you can aslo find information in English about entering employment, leaving employment, retiring or what to do if your situation changes.