Dienst Werk en Inkomen, Gemeente Amsterdam
Government AdministrationNetherlands201-500 Employees
Dienst Werk en Inkomen, Gemeente Amsterdam (DWI) was a government administration entity in the Netherlands responsible for implementing social welfare programs, notably the Wet werk en bijstand (WWB), which provided in-work and financial support to people without work or income. The organization also managed several poverty relief schemes for the city of Amsterdam and operated from its inception in 2006 until its successor, the Directie Werk, Participatie en Inkomen, took over on January 1, 2015. While the DWI itself no longer exists, the successor department continues to handle work, participation, and income-related matters for Amsterdam, guiding inquiries to the new leadership. In terms of its context, the information indicates a link to Amsterdam’s municipal government structure, with a focus on social welfare administration and poverty relief within the Netherlands, and places the organization within the public sector domain rather than private industry.