This table contains figures on the benefit position of young people aged 15 to 27 who were resident in the Netherlands on 31 December of the reference year by gender, age, migration background and living situation. The benefit position of young people is divided into whether or not they receive benefits. The types of benefit are also included in relation to unemployment, disability and social assistance and social assistance-related benefits. The total number of young people on benefits in this table is lower than in regular StatLine tables on people on benefits because young people who do not live in the Netherlands or whose place of residence is unknown are not included in this table. The number of young people receiving benefits in this table is also lower than in the table Labor market situation for young people (15 to 27 years); region 2018. This is mainly because an exact reference date has been chosen in this table (31 December) while in the table Labor market situation young people (15 to 27 years); In the 2018 region, it was checked whether someone received a benefit somewhere in the month of October. See paragraph 3 for the above tables. A young person can claim several benefits. These can be benefits of the same type, for example two benefits in the context of disability, or benefits of different types, such as one benefit in the context of unemployment and social assistance. In the latter case, the young person is included in both types of benefits. In the first case, only once for disability benefits. In the total counts, the person is counted once. As a result, the sum of the categories is not equal to the total number of young people on benefits. Data available from: 2007 Status of the figures: These are definitive figures. Changes as of July 29, 2022: The figures for 2021 have been added. Changes as of December 8, 2021: The figures for 2020 have been added. To mitigate the consequences of the corona crisis, the Temporary bridging scheme for self-employed entrepreneurs (Tozo) has been in force since 1 March 2020. The Temporary Bridging Scheme for Self-Employed Entrepreneurs (Tozo) provides independent entrepreneurs with an additional payment for living expenses or a loan for working capital to deal with liquidity problems as a result of the corona crisis. Self-employed entrepreneurs can receive an amount from this scheme to supplement their income up to the social minimum. The first part of the Tozo expired at the end of May 2020, but due to an extension, the scheme was still in force at the end of 2020. The Tozo is regarded as a social assistance-related benefit, which means that the number of people receiving a social assistance benefit increased sharply in 2020. Changes as of December 13, 2019: The figures for 2018 have been added. For 2016, an earlier version incorrectly included young people who had died on December 31 of the year. As a result, the figures on the total number of young people and young people without social security benefits have been corrected. For 2017, the figures for AO benefits for the months of January to March were based on estimates. These were corrected after delivery of the correct sender files. Furthermore, the underlying codes of the classifications used in this table have been adjusted. These are now in line with the standard coding established by Statistics Netherlands. The structure of the table has not been changed. Changes as of October 30, 2018: For 2017, the figures of young people aged 15 to 27 for the benefit positions 'Unemployment', 'Social assistance and social assistance related', 'Incapacity for work; incl. Wajong', 'Wajong' and 'No benefit' corrected. The numbers were interchanged. The same applies to the figures of young people aged 15 to 27 (relatively). Changes as of 7 May 2018: Due to an improvement in the method, the figures of young people receiving disability benefits have been recalculated for the years 2013 to 2015. In addition, from 2015, the figures of the new Wajong 2015 scheme have been included. The revision has no consequences for the other figures of young people on benefits, but it does affect the total number of young people on benefits. Figures for 2016 have also been added. When will new numbers come out? The figures for 2022 will be published in the spring of 2023.
