Export child benefit Delft: rules and conditions

Export child benefit in Delft: rules and conditions

Export child benefit means that you, as a resident of Delft or Dutch citizen, can receive child benefit for your children, even if they reside abroad. This scheme applies under strict conditions of the Dutch government and international treaties, ideal for Delft residents who work or live abroad but have children in the Netherlands or where foreign child benefit is lower.

What does export child benefit entail for Delft?

Export child benefit allows you to receive benefit from the Netherlands, even without a place of residence in the Netherlands. This is important for:

• Delft residents or Dutch nationals abroad with children in the Netherlands.
• Parents from the Delft region who work abroad, with children with ex-partner in the Netherlands.
• Cases where foreign benefit is below Dutch level.

Legal basis

Laid down in:

• Child Benefit Act (WK).
• Export Child Benefit Regulations.
• EU coordination of social security.

Conditions for export child benefit

Essential requirements:

1. Nationality and residence

• Dutch national.
• Centre of vital interests abroad (work, family).

2. Child in the Netherlands

Children must:

• Have habitual residence in the Netherlands (e.g. registered in Delft via BSN).
• Have no or lower benefit abroad.

3. Prevention of double payment

No double claim; EU rules designate the benefit-paying country. SVB checks.

Amount of export child benefit

Equal to Dutch standard, depending on:

• Age.
• Disability or extra benefit.

Application procedure

• Submit SVB form with proof of child's residence in the Netherlands.
• Passport, proof of address abroad.