Discount on welfare benefits

The municipality can reduce, temporarily stop or completely stop your welfare benefits if you do not comply with the conditions. You may also be fined.

Description

Employment and integration obligations

If you do not comply with these obligations, the municipality can reduce your benefits. We call this "imposing a measure.

Intelligence obligation

If you do not fulfill your obligation to provide information or do not do so on time, you may be fined. However, the municipality always takes your situation and personal circumstances into account when assessing you.

Terms

You must meet these conditions, or the municipality may reduce your assistance benefit:

You abide by the agreements made regarding, for example, job obligations or continuing education.
You report all changes in your situation to the municipality.
You did not become unemployed through your own fault.
You behave towards municipal officials. For example, you do not scold them or use violence.
You can show that your Dutch is good enough. Or you do your best to improve your Dutch.

Objection and appeal

You can object to the municipality's decision. Do this within 6 weeks. Do you then disagree with the decision on the objection? Then appeal to the court.

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