Benefit for older and partially disabled workers (IOAW).

How does it work?

You can get IOAW benefits if you meet some conditions:

• You were born before January 1, 1965 and became unemployed on or after age 50 and you received WW benefits for more than 3 months.
• You can no longer receive unemployment benefits.
• You were born before Jan. 1, 1965, and received WGA (work resumption partial disability) benefits on or after age 50, but these benefits were stopped because your reexamination showed that you were less than 35% disabled.
• You have insufficient income to live on.

Will you be or become unemployed between Sept. 30, 2006 and Jan. 1, 2020? Were or are you 60 years of age or older at that time? If so, you cannot apply for IOAW benefit. You are, however, entitled to IOW benefit. You can apply for this via the UWV website.

Labor Duty

If you receive IOAW benefits, you - and your partner, if any - are subject to the obligation to work. The obligation to work entails the following:

• You look for work and accept an offer of employment.
• You use a provision of the municipality that can get you working or otherwise active.
• You are cooperating in an investigation of your employment opportunities.