The flat-rate contribution becomes higher than in the existing situation. The cabinet has decided that approximately half of the premium nominal and other half will be income-related. In the health insurance fund approximately 15% of the premium are nominal (beside the income-related part that the insured person pays). The flat-rate contribution increases with respect to the health insurance fund, but is compensated by means of the care allowance and tax measures.
Depending on of your income and domestic situation you can qualify for the care allowance. In September 2005 those get who are entitled suspected to the care allowance an application form. When you that form returns 1 November at the latest for filled in the Tax and Customs Administration stipulates on the basis of your (verzamel)inkomen and domestic situation your possible right and altitude of the care allowance and pays to this allowance on time; i.e. before you premium for your new care insurance must pay will (in principle therefore in December 2005).
The consequences of the higher flat-rate contribution are compensated moreover on a part with tax measures. The tax measures must be developed for 2006 still further - that happens according to the expectations in the autumn of 2005th

Source: Ministerie Verkeer en Waterstaat