On this page you can read exactly what voluntary continuation entails. You can also read what it costs, what the conditions are and how you arrange it.
Have you moved to a new job where there are no pension provisions? Or are you temporarily unemployed? If so, you may opt to continue accruing your pension with us. We refer to this as voluntary continuation.
Voluntary continuation is more expensive than accruing pension via your employer. This is because you are paying the entire contribution yourself: that is the part you paid and the part that your former employer paid. How much you actually pay depends on your pension scheme.
The maximum amount you can accrue is equal to the amount you accrued in your previous job. We proceed on the basis of your last-earned salary and the number of hours you worked. You will also be insured for your partner’s and orphan’s pension should you die.
You arrange it via MijnPGBpensioen. However, you must make the arrangements within 9 months of leaving your job. You will then accrue pension with retrospective effect from the date that you left the company’s employment. In this context the following conditions apply:
- You will not reach state retirement age (AOW-gerechtigde leeftijd) for at least 3 years.
- You are not accruing pension anywhere else.
- You may only voluntarily continue accruing pension for a maximum of 3 years.
If you have been accruing pension on a voluntary basis for less than 3 years, you should terminate the voluntary continuation in writing, observing a notice period of 2 months. You should do so if you have a new job where you are accruing pension again, for example.
You arrange it via mijnpgbpensioen.nl. However, you must make the arrangements within 9 months of leaving your job.
You can send an email to: ks@pensioenfondspgb.nl or send us a letter.
