This table provides insight into the number of people receiving benefits under the Work and Social Assistance Act (WWB, up to and including 2014) and the Participation Act (from 2015). The persons in an institution, those cared for elsewhere, are not included. Homeless people on benefits are also not included. A distinction is made between people who have not yet reached state pension age and people who have reached state pension age. Statistics Netherlands is switching to a new classification of the population by origin. From now on, where someone was born is more decisive than where someone's parents were born. The word migration background is no longer used. The main division western/non-western is replaced by a division based on continents and common immigration countries. This classification is gradually being introduced in tables and publications with population by origin. It can be decided that the origin classification will be dropped for a StatLine table. Status of the figures: The figures up to and including 2022 are final. The figures for January-February 2023 are further provisional. The figures for the last three months are provisional. Changes as of July 31, 2023: - The figures for February 2023 have been adjusted; - The provisional figures for May 2023 have been added. When will new figures be available? The provisional figures of June 2023 will be published in August 2023.
