- 1
- Where a Party (the first Party) makes a payment under this Agreement or under its social security laws to a person who resides in the territory of the other Party, the first Party will disregard from the application of any income test it applies any income-tested payment made by the other Party under this Agreement or under the other Party's social security laws to that person.
- 2
- For the purposes of this Article, the Netherlands' invalidity benefits under WAO and WAZ shall be deemed to be income-tested benefits and the Netherlands' rent subsidy shall be deemed to be paid under the Netherlands' social security laws.
- 3
- The principles set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 will continue to apply when a beneficiary moves to reside in a third country as if the beneficiary had not moved to that third country, provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.
- 4
- Where a person residing in a third country lodges a valid claim for a benefit, the principles set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 will be applied as if that person was resident in the territory of the Party where he or she was last resident before moving to that third country provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.
