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Holding·last review29 Apr 2026

Dutch ZZP'ers losing recurring client work to AI replacement in 2026 sit outside the WW (Werkloosheidswet) safety net entirely and find that available AOV (arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering) products mostly exclude demand-side income loss; the structural gap is pushing affected ZZP'ers into bijstand at faster rates than the 2024 baseline. The realistic options are operational (client-base diversification, offer restructuring, larger liquid buffer), not insurance-based.

Cross-domain: Dutch self-employed social-insurance architecture intersected with AI displacement of knowledge-work ZZP cohorts. WW structurally unavailable to ZZP'ers; AOV product line designed for medical-disability surface, not demand-side; broodfondsen / schenkringen models are partial. Pairs with OPS-038 (CAO) at the labour-relations boundary.

Published
29 Apr 2026
Last reviewed
29 Apr 2026
Next review
+47d· 30 Jun 2026
Cohort
Dutch ZZP'ers in knowledge-work categories with AI-displacement exposure
Cadence
60-day
Sample
UWV WW eligibility + Belastingdienst ZZP guidance + Dutch AOV market product information + CBS bijstand statistics
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  • OPS-035 · Holding · 29 Apr 2026

    Initial publication 29 Apr 2026. Status set to Partial at publication because category 5 lacks the same regulatory/cited-consequence anchor as categories 1-4. REVIEW: Peter to confirm category 5 evidence base and either upgrade to Holding (with strengthened citation) or amend the claim to four categories.

  • OPS-034 · Holding · 29 Apr 2026

    Initial publication 29 Apr 2026 with status=partial. Cost-side claims (vendor pricing) verifiable against the four cited pricing pages on the publication date. Time-recovery claim (90+ min compressed to ~20 min) drawn from published productivity-blogger benchmarks rather than Peter-run measurement; first-cohort replication on the publication's tracked operator cohort due by 13 Jun 2026. REVIEW: Peter.

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