Pensioners may carry on an occupation, but the resulting income may not exceed certain thresholds, otherwise pension benefits will be lost. The thresholds have now been indexed for 2019.
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Maximum permitted income for work as |
Before statutory pension age (< 65 years)
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A pensioner who has reached the statutory retirement age (65 years and over)
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A pensioner on a retirement and/or survivor’s pension |
A pensioner who is only entitled to a survivor's pension |
A pensioner on a retirement and/or survivor’s pension |
A pensioner who is only entitled to a survivor's pension(*) |
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Career < 45 years |
Career ≥ 45 years |
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Employee, other activity, position, post or office |
With no dependent children |
€ 8,172.00 |
No limit |
€ 19,027.00 |
No limit |
€ 23,604.00 |
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With a dependent child |
€ 12,258.00 |
No limit |
€ 23,784.00 |
No limit |
€ 28,712.00 |
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Self-employed (or working simultaneously as an employee and a self-employed person) |
With no dependent children |
€ 6,538.00 |
No limit |
€ 15,222.00 |
No limit |
€ 18,883.00 |
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With a dependent child |
€ 9,807.00 |
No limit |
€ 19,027.00 |
No limit |
€ 22,969.00 |
(*) The amounts also apply to pensioners of whom the spouse benefits from a household rate pension.
Source: Ministerial Order of 4 December 2018 amending the annual figures referred to in article 64, §§ 2 and 3 of the Royal Decree of 21 December 1967 introducing general regulations on the retirement and survivor’s pension for employees, Belgian Official Gazette, 11 December 2018.