Jose Solarte

Pensioen- en Uitkeringsraad

The Pension and Benefit Board is responsible for the application and administration of Dutch laws and regulations that offer financial support to victims of the Second World War and their next of kin. The laws and regulations are an expression of the special solidarity that the Dutch people feel towards those who have been afflicted by the Second World War. These laws and regulations do not cater for payments of damages or smart money on account of suffering and have nothing to do with payments from Germany or Japan. Revenue from Dutch taxes covers the costs. The financial support to recognised war victims is provided through pensions, monthly benefits and reimbursements or allowances for costs that have been incurred as a result of physical or mental consequences of their wartime experiences. As from 1 January 2011, the PUR will consist of a Board of Chambers with 9 members, each with a wealth of experience and expertise regarding the schemes for former members of the resistance and victims of war. These are people who represent the various target groups and who have had personal experience of the war. The SVB implements the decisions taken by the Pension and Benefit Board. The Pension and Benefit Board also establishes policy rules for the SVB and advises the SVB on claims not covered by existing policy.