Applying for a WIA benefit reassessment
If you are receiving a WIA benefit and your health changes for the better or worse, you can apply for a reassessment of your benefit (‘herbeoordeling WIA-uitkering’). We may also require you to attend a reassessment based on, for example, the advice of our UWV physician (‘verzekeringsarts’).
Before submitting a request for a WIA benefit reassessment
Please keep in mind that a WIA benefit reassessment can affect the level of your WIA benefit. It could stay the same, or it could increase or decrease. A WIA benefit reassessment can also affect your ability to work and your return-to-work process ('re-integratie').
How to submit a request for a WIA benefit reassessment
To apply, log in to Mijn UWV and complete the WIA benefit reassessment application form. You will need either a DigiD account or a valid European electronic ID (‘Europees erkend inlogmiddel’) to do this.
Information you will need while completing the form
The form asks you questions about your medical and work situation. This concerns information that we do not have from you yet.
Please note: All your medical information is confidential (‘medisch geheim’). These details will be stored in your medical file, and only our health professionals will be allowed to access this information.
Additional medical information
If you have received written medical information about your health condition from your family doctor ('huisarts') or specialist, please send us a copy. You can upload the document as an attachment with this form.
After we have received your form
Once we have received your request, our UWV physician and occupational disability employment counsellor (‘arbeidsdeskundige’) will compare the information in your application with the information we already have. We will call you within 5 working days to let you know whether a WIA benefit reassessment will be required.
If a reassessment is needed, we will invite you to an appointment to discuss your health and your ability to work. Sometimes an appointment may not be necessary if we have enough information from the documents you have provided.
Decision
After we have carefully evaluated your situation, you will receive our decision by letter.
When not to apply
Do not apply for a WIA benefit reassessment if any of the following situations apply to you:
- You have applied for a WIA benefit, but a decision has not yet been made. You need to wait until you receive a decision by letter.
- You have filed an objection (‘bezwaar gemaakt’) against a WIA benefit decision. The objection process must be resolved first before you apply for a reassessment.
- You will not be providing any new information about your health condition.
- You have experienced changes in your health that will have little effect on your ability to work.