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If you have worked and paid health insurance contributions in another EU country, your period of employment and contributions already paid may be taken into account upon assessment of your entitlement to benefits.

You meet the requirements for entitlement to a pension in Belgium? If so, how should you apply for it and how can you collect it? Answers to all your questions are to be found on this page.

If you have worked and paid social security contributions in another European Union country, you can enjoy an unemployment benefit in Belgium, this when you meet the applying conditions and complete some formalities.

Please note: Belgium does not have an unemployment insurance scheme for the self-employed. This information concerns employees only.

In case it has been officially established that you cannot work for more than one year, you become incapacitated for work. The period of incapacity for work therefore starts from the second year of your incapacity for work.

In Belgium, disabled or elderly people who need specific support or long-term care can claim benefits provided for this purpose.