When does the UWV impose a sanction?
The UWV can impose a sanction if you fail to meet your obligations as a benefit recipient. This means your benefit is temporarily reduced by a percentage.
Common reasons
- Insufficient job applications during WW benefits
- Refusing a suitable job or missing an interview
- Refusing or not cooperating with reintegration
- Not attending UWV appointments
- Not following UWV rules (e.g., not filing income reports)
Severity levels
- Light (5% for 4 months): missed one appointment
- Medium (10% for 8 months): insufficient applications
- Heavy (25% for 4 months): refused suitable work
- Very heavy (up to 100%): repeated refusal
Filing an objection
You have six weeks to object. Strong grounds include: you did apply sufficiently, there were valid reasons, the sanction is disproportionate, or the job wasn't suitable given your limitations.
Contact Arslan & Arslan Advocaten at 070 4500 300.