Pension accrual at ABP (Pensioen/pensioensopbouw bij ABP) | Service Portal

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As a member of staff of the UT you are obliged to accrue a pension with the ABP (Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds) pension fund.

This is the pension fund for the government and education sectors.
The ABP pension plan comprises three group pensions: ABP KeuzePensioen (old age pension), ABP Nabestaandenpensioen (surviving dependants' pension) and ABP Arbeidsongeschiktheidspensioen (occupational disability pension).

You can find more information about ABP and the ABP pension plan at www.abp.nl/english/

Each year, ABP sends you a statement of the pension that you have accrued with them. In addition, ABP has an online 'personal environment': via MijnABP (only Dutch) you have direct digital access to your own pension details. You can make calculations and simulate pension options. You can log on to MijnABP with your DigiD.

On www.mijnpensioenoverzicht.nl you can see how much statutory old age pension and supplementary pension you have accrued and with which Dutch pension providers (pension funds and pension insurers). You can access this data with your DigiD.

pension accrual for annual incomes above € 137,800

In the ABP pension plan the compulsory accrual of the old-age and survivors' pension is maximized on a full-time annual income of € 137,800 (reference date: 1 January 2024, pro-rata with part-time). On a voluntary basis you can take out a net pension product* for income above this maximum.

More information for annual incomes above € 137,800
The tax rules for pension accrual changed on 1 January 2015. The accrual of the old-age and survivors' pension is therefore maximized on a full-time annual income of € 137.800 (reference date: 1 January 2024, pro-rata with part-time). On income above this amount, you no longer accrue compulsory old-age or survivor's pension in the ABP pension scheme.
Net pension products
If you have an ABP annual income of more than € 137,800, you can (partly) offset the austerity on your pension accrual with an additional net pension product for the salary above € 137,800. The pensionable salary can be found in Mijn ABP (my ABP) under 'your details'.
For this purpose, ABP offers the ABP Net pension.
For the sake of clarity: taking out a net pension product is not an obligation. You can also choose not to top up the pension you have built up in the ABP pension scheme. This of course affects the height of the pension that is paid upon retirement or death.
Avoid medical examination
When you register for net pension products, you may have to undergo a medical examination. However, by registering within 3 months of becoming eligible for the pension scheme for the first time, you can avoid the need for such an examination.

ABP English-language pension information session

ABP will from now on annually organise two digital pension information sessions in the English language, especially for employees from abroad.

In addition to general information on the ABP pension scheme, the following topics, among others, will be covered:

Value transer (International transfer).
Extra deposit (ABP Extra Pension).
What if I leave the Netherlands.
30% Rule.

You can register via this link.

This is a digital information session offered to all universities in the Netherlands.

If you are unable to attend the information session or if you have any questions, please see the FAQ, which is composed of the most frequently asked questions during these sessions.

ABP consultation hours stop as of 2024

ABP will stop offering pension consultation hours at the UT as of 2024. The reason the consultation hours will no longer be offered is that the questions are not complex enough to be handled by a specialist.

As an employee, you can find most information about pensions on MijnABP. If you can not find the answer in MijnABP, please contact ABP's Customer Services. For complex issues, an individual conversation with a pension specialist is scheduled via customer service.

Please contact HR Services for any further questions. Tel 053 489 8011.

For ideas, comments or changes to this page, please email webteam-hr@utwente.nl

Last edit: 26 February 2025

Pension accrual at ABP

pension accrual for annual incomes above € 137,800

Net pension products

Avoid medical examination

ABP English-language pension information session

ABP consultation hours stop as of 2024

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