Stichting Inlichtingenbureau

Is a house shared by several adults? Then the assistance benefit may change. This is because housing costs can then be shared. But not all housemates count towards the benefit. The Intelligence Agency uses an algorithm to determine this and lets municipalities know if anything changes in the househo...

When someone receives social assistance benefits, the municipality must check for new income that has not been reported. This income must be offset against the benefit. Instead of always investigating this itself, the municipality receives a single notification about this from the IB at the start of...

Someone with social assistance benefit and (also) income from employment or another benefit will receive less benefit under the Participation Act. Excess benefit payments can also be reclaimed. To get a good overview of this income, municipalities can request information from the IB.

Income can affect the right and amount of a benefit. The Intelligence Bureau uses an algorithm to determine, based on data from the Tax Office and municipalities, whether there is income (box 1) in the period when an assistance benefit was also received.

An assistance recipient can only apply for assistance from the municipality where the resident is registered. For example, as a result of moving house, a person may receive assistance from several municipalities. Stichting Inlichtingenbureau (IB) informs the municipalities about this. The municipali...

A benefit recipient who is studying and can claim study financing is not entitled to assistance. Study financing must be used before claiming assistance. St.Inlichtingenbureau (IB) examines whether there are benefit recipients who have been granted study financing in addition to assistance.

A resident who has been given a prison sentence and is trying to evade it is called a fugitive convict. These residents are not entitled to assistance. Municipalities must check this and, if necessary, stop the assistance benefit after investigation.

The Intelligence Agency receives lists of people with social assistance benefits from municipalities and compares these with data from sources such as UWV, DUO and the Tax and Customs Administration. If there is an overlap (concurrence) that could affect the benefit, IB sends a message to the munici...

The algorithm reveals whether a person who is in a penitentiary is receiving welfare benefits at the same time. If so, a signal is sent to the municipality.

The aim of the information service is to help the municipality understand which citizens may be entitled to special assistance, due to incomplete state pension benefits. The algorithm works like a postman, receiving a list of citizens from the SVB, splitting it up and delivering it. So that each mun...