WAO and Cohabitation: Your Legal Questions

Questioner

What happens if two WAO recipients live together while receiving benefits?

Lawyer

A WAO benefit is personal. Living together has no financial consequences for the amount of your WAO benefit. Please note: your family situation does count if you receive a supplement on your WAO benefit. You or the other WAO beneficiary may receive a supplement on the WAO benefit, because otherwise the benefit would fall below the social minimum. A different social minimum applies to cohabitants; as a result, living together can lead to a reduction or termination of the supplement. This could include your healthcare or rent allowance.