Ukrainians in the Netherlands 2026: taxes, toeslagen, work
An anonymous Dopomoga survey. Seven questions with fixed answer options — no free-text field, no name, no email. The totals become open statistics that media, volunteers and researchers can cite.
7 questions · about 2 minutes · anonymous
Why this survey
There are almost no open numbers on the taxes and toeslagen of Ukrainians in the Netherlands: how many of us file a tax return, who receives toeslagen, what is hardest. We collect answers to publish those numbers as aggregated statistics and to write guides about what actually hurts, not about what seems important to us.
What we store — and what we do not
Stored
- The options you chose for the 7 questions.
- The language you filled the form in.
- The time of submission — to the hour.
Not stored
- Your IP address — it is never written next to the answers (only a temporary hash for the submission limit, kept separately; it expires after 24 hours and is deleted on the next form submission).
- Name, email, phone — the form does not ask for them.
- Any link to your account, even if you are signed in.
- Free text — no question has any.
Where the results appear
On the results page — once 30 responses are in. Until then the page shows only how many responses have been collected. The statistics refresh hourly and may be reused with attribution to Dopomoga (CC BY 4.0).
View the results →Questions about the survey
Is the survey really anonymous?
Yes. We do not ask for a name, email or phone and we do not record your IP address with the answers. A record consists only of the chosen options, the form language and the time of submission to the hour. The record holds nothing that points to you, so we do not link it to a person.
Who can take part?
Anyone from Ukraine who lives in the Netherlands — under temporary protection, with another residence permit or with EU citizenship. The first question asks exactly this so the results can be split by status.
How long does it take?
About two minutes: seven questions, each answered by picking one or several fixed options. The form cannot be submitted faster than 5 seconds — that is a bot check.
When will the results be published?
After 30 responses. Until then the results page honestly shows how many responses have been collected. After publication the numbers refresh every hour.
Can I withdraw my answer?
No — precisely because the answer is anonymous: we cannot find your record among the others, since nothing in it points to you. Consent is given with the checkbox before sending.
Why do we ask about the 2025 return and about 5 years?
The income-tax return (aangifte inkomstenbelasting) for 2025 is filed between 1 March and 1 May 2026, and overpaid tax can still be reclaimed for the 5 previous tax years. We want to know how many people know this.
Official sources
Check the rules mentioned on this page at the primary sources.
- Belastingdienst — tax return and tax refund
- Dienst Toeslagen — zorgtoeslag, huurtoeslag, kindgebonden budget, kinderopvangtoeslag
- Rijksoverheid — reception of Ukrainians and temporary protection
- RefugeeHelp — information for Ukrainians in the Netherlands