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Under consideration
Bill on splitting pension rights equally between partners
Official title: Wetsvoorstel ter verdeling van pensioenrechten tussen partners.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Statutory and supplementary pension rights accumulated during marriage will now be divided equally between partners, whether they stay together or separate.
- This automatically applies to all married couples unless they explicitly opt out via their marriage contract, while statutory cohabitants can actively choose to opt in.
- If your partner passes away, participating in this split grants you access to a survivor pension, whereas couples who opt out lose that entitlement.
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How parliament voted
Parliament has not voted on this proposal yet.