Frequently asked questions

No problem! 

You don't need experience to start as a newspaper deliverer. After you sign up, we'll connect you with your depot manager. 

They will explain all the ins and outs of the job to you. You'll receive a handy app that shows you exactly where to deliver each newspaper. 

You can choose your own route using the built-in Google Maps, selecting the path that suits you best.

There is a minimum age of 15 for newspaper delivery, there is no maximum age. As long as your feel fit enough, you can deliver newspapers!

Your registration via our website is without obligation. You are not immediately committing to anything. 

After you register, your details will be forwarded to the Depot Manager(s) in your area. They will then contact you and together, you can discuss what’s possible.

Yes, if you want to work as a Newspaper Deliverer you need to be able to identify yourself using a valid ID document. This can be an ID card, passport or European identity card from one of the EEA countries. 

If you come from outside of the EEA, you will need to present a valid passport and a valid residence permit with the words “work is permitted, a work permit is not required” on the back.

It is not necessary to have a KvK number to work as a freelance deliverer. A newspaper deliverer only needs to register with the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) if they are an entrepreneur and starting a business. The deliverer registers their sole proprietorship, partnership, or other legal form with the Chamber of Commerce and immediately receives a KvK number. The KvK forwards the details to the Tax Authority (Belastingdienst). The Tax Authority then assesses whether the deliverer qualifies as an entrepreneur for VAT and income tax purposes. The deliverer will receive their VAT identification number and a turnover tax number by letter from the Tax Authority. The VAT identification number is stated on invoices to Mediahuis Distributie B.V. The deliverer receives the invoice (including VAT) by email and can include it in their administration. 

Your details will be forwarded to the Depot Manager(s) in your area. I

f you have not been contacted within five working days, there are currently no newspaper routes available. 

If a route becomes available in the future, the Depot Manager will contact you.

You will be placed on the waiting list if there are currently no newspaper routes available in your area. 

The Depot Manager will contact you when a newspaper route becomes available.

Are you having trouble signing up as a newspaper deliverer? No problem. Please fill in the details below using the contact form (at the bottom of this page):

• Your age
• Your address (postal code + house number)
• Your phone number
• How you found us

This will allow us to complete the registration for you and immediately check where the issue may be occurring.

Mediahuis / BezorgDeKrant does not deliver morning newspapers in all areas.

In areas where we are not active, DPG Media / KrantenBezorgen is responsible for newspaper delivery.

We recommend signing up via https://www.krantenbezorgen.nl/.

The earnings of a newspaper route depend on the size of the area and the number of newspapers being delivered. The Depot Manager can inform you on exactly what you will earn. 

For example, an hourly delivery in one neighbourhood earns €15,89, regardless of your age or work experience. Note: Everyone runs a newspaper route at their own pace. A one-hour shift does not mean that it takes you an hour to deliver your entire route. Also keep in mind that in the first week, it might take you a bit longer to deliver your papers but you will, of course, get faster and faster!

Payments will be sent automatically to your bank account each month.

Whether you need to pay income tax depends on your personal situation. You are responsible for filing your own income tax return.
 

Income from a newspaper delivery route is usually considered income from other work. In this case, no wage tax is withheld, and you must report this income yourself to the tax authorities. Whether you are required to file a tax return depends on the amount you have earned and any other income you may have. If you are socially insured, wage tax is withheld. You will receive a payment specification for this and an annual statement no later than February 1. Whether you still need to pay additional tax depends on your total income.
For more information, you can contact the Tax Information Line at 0800‑0543

As a Newspaper Deliverer, you are included in our collective accident insurance. 

This insurance offers coverage in case of permanent disability or death due to an event which occurs during the performance of your delivery duties. Every resident of the Netherlands is obliged to take our health insurance, so you have to take care of this yourself. Young people up to the age of 18 do not have to pay premiums.

If you want to know what your delivery activities mean for child benefits or student finance, contact the Social Insurance Bank (de Sociale Verzekering Bank) or the Education Executive Agency de Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs), formerly known as Informatie Beheergroep. 

If you want to know how your delivery activities affect employee insurance (ZW, WIA, WW) or national insurance (AOW) then contact the benefits agency or the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid).

If you want to deliver the morning paper, you would do this six days a week. Before 07:00 Monday to Friday and before 09:00 on Saturdays! 

Can you only deliver on Saturday morning? Then just sign up! The Depot Holder will contact you to discuss the possibilities!

The size of a newspaper route differs per area, the Depot Manager can tell you how big the area is. 

The duration and earnings of a newspaper route differs as a result, for more information head over to the next heading, ‘What do you earn with a paper route?’

This depends on which newspaper you deliver, your age, and whether there are available delivery routes at the depot.
 

Morning newspaper
If you deliver the morning newspaper and are under 18, you may deliver one newspaper route. If you are 18 or older, you may deliver multiple newspaper routes.
Afternoon newspaper
If you deliver the afternoon newspaper, you may deliver multiple newspaper routes from the age of 15.
In both cases, it must be feasible to deliver the newspapers to subscribers’ mailboxes within the designated time. This is always determined in consultation with the relevant depot manager.

As a newspaper deliverer, you use the Bezorgers App. 

In this app, you will find all the addresses where you need to deliver the newspaper that day. You receive your delivery route in the app every day, so you know exactly where to go.

Each delivery person receives a device with the delivery app installed. The app contains your digital address list. When you start in your district, the app shows any changes in subscriber information. 

You can walk through the neighborhood using the app. If you cannot find an address, you can use Google Maps on the device, and the screen is clearly visible even in the dark thanks to its lighting.

You will pick up your newspapers each day at your nearest depot. The depot is where all Newspaper Deliverers gather to pick up their newspapers. 

Sometimes, it is possible to have the newspapers delivered to your home, this is up to your Depot Manager to decide.

Yes, you are responsible for acquiring a ‘good’ bike with which you can deliver your newspapers. 

You can get the pannier on loan from your Depot Manager. When you stop delivering, you have to return your pannier to the depot.

No, you do not deliver leaflets, only newspapers.

If you are ill, you must report this to your Depot Manager to allow them to arrange for a replacement. 

If you are on vacation, you must also report this to your Depot Manager in a timely manner.

You will deliver the morning newspaper six days a week. Before 07:00 on Monday to Friday and before 09:00 on Saturdays. 

Can you only deliver on Saturday? Then just sign up! The Depot Manager will then contact you to discuss the possibilities with you!

Depending on the delivery location, you will deliver one or more of the following titles:

Newspaper deliverers, depot managers, carriers and other roles within the delivery process can log in via the blue “Login” button found at the top right of the website. 

Via mobile, you will find the “Login” button under the menu - a blue button with three white dashes. From there, you will be able to fill in your details, click “Continue” and you will be taken to your own dashboard.

As a new Newspaper Deliverer, you first need to activate your account. You can do this through the following:

• Click on the blue “Login” button in the upper right corner of the website.
• Via mobile, you can find this “Login” button under the menu - a blue button with three white dashes.
• Then click on the button which says, “I’m new and want to activate my account.”
• Enter your account number, postal code and house number. Note: enter your postal code in the format 1234AB, without a space.
• You will receive an email with your login details.
• After logging in, you will immediately see a screen where you have to set a new username, password and pin code.

Have you forgotten your username, password, or PIN? You can easily request new, temporary login details via the login page of www.bezorgdekrant.nl. To do so, follow the steps below:

• Go to the login page of www.bezorgdekrant.nl.
• Select the option ‘I have forgotten my username, password and/or PIN’.
• Enter your customer number and click ‘Continue’.
• You will then receive temporary new login details by email.
• Log in using these temporary details.
• After logging in, you will immediately see a screen where you can set a new username, password, and PIN yourself.

If you can’t remember your account number, please send an email to info@bezorgdekrant.nl stating your postal code and house number with the subject, “Forgotten account number.”

Have you not received your login details?
 

You can easily request new login details via the login page of www.bezorgdekrant.nl.
 

Click the option ‘I have forgotten my username/password and/or PIN’ and follow the steps shown on the screen.

Throughout the Netherlands, there are outlying areas where deliveries cannot be made on foot or by bicycle. 

In these areas, newspapers are delivered by car, by a Carrier. A Carrier may also have the task of delivering the newspapers to the depots before the deliverers come to pick them up.

A depot holder is responsible for coordinating newspaper deliveries in a specific area. 

Every morning, the depot manager receives the newspapers from the carriers, counts them, and ensures they are delivered to the right distributors on time. 

Additionally, the depot holder is the point of contact for the distributors, manages the team, and assists with recruiting new distributors when necessary. In some cases, the depot holder may also be required to deliver newspapers themselves. 

A distributor supports the depot holder by preparing the newspaper routes. The distributor receives the newspapers around 4:00 AM, counts them for each route, and organizes the newspapers with any additional inserts for the deliverers. 

This role offers a lot of freedom and is easily combined with other work or hobbies. The distributor works six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, and the tasks take about one hour per day.

You can submit your complaint to the subscriber service of the relevant newspaper. Below you will find an overview of the complaint service pages of all newspapers, where you can submit your complaint:

De Telegraaf - Volkskrant - Trouw
NRC Next - Algemeen Dagblad - Het Financieele Dagblad
NRC Handelsblad - Het Parool - Noordhollands Dagblad
Haarlems Dagblad - IJmuider Courant - Leidsch Dagblad
Gooi- en Eemlander - De Limburger - Dagblad van het Noorden
Stellingwerf - Nieuwsblad Noordoost-Friesland - Nieuwe Ooststellingwerver 
Meppeler Courant - Leeuwarder Courant - Hoogeveensche Courant
Friesch Dagblad - Steenwijker Courant - De Stentor

We’re sorry to hear that you haven’t received a response yet. 

Please contact us using the contact form below and let us know which location you signed up for. 

We would also appreciate receiving your postal code, so we can look into this further for you.

We’re sorry to hear that you would like to stop delivering. 

Thank you for the time you spent delivering papers for us! 

You can cancel your newspaper route with your depot manager, who can help you further with the handover and next steps.

You can view your annual statement and payment specifications via www.bezorgdekrant.nl. Please follow the steps below:

• Log in to your account.
• Click on Output Online.
• Go to the 'Vergoedingsspecificaties' module.
• Log in using your PIN code. 

There you will find an overview of your payments as well as your annual statement.