Employee insurance agency UWV faces legal scrutiny over recovery effort

The Dutch Employee Insurance Agency is reportedly focusing its recovery efforts solely on correcting calculation errors in Work and Income Act disability payments from 2020 to 2024, according to EenVandaag. “Errors in social-medical assessments have had the greatest impact on affected individuals,” said Lucia Knoflíčková, director of the Social Security Advocacy Foundation. It’s difficult to accept that these mistakes are being overlooked due to capacity constraints.” Social Affairs Minister Eddy van Hijum has acknowledged the UWV’s resource constraints, saying they make a comprehensive review of all errors unfeasible. “People affected by these errors often face broader challenges—housing, family stability, financial stress—and many are already in vulnerable situations,” Van Os added.