Applying for wage subsidy

Employers can apply for wage subsidy for employees who receive Social assistance benefit and have a work limitation. You apply for wage subsidy with the municipality.

The amount of the subsidy depends on the employee's wage value.

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Approach

Are you applying for the grant for a young person? Do this within 6 months after the young person is no longer in education. This can be secondary special education, practical education or the MBO entrance course.

This is how you apply for a wage subsidy:

  • Contact the municipality

Description

The wage subsidy is especially for people with a reduced wage value due to a work limitation, but who do have job opportunities. These individuals are unable to earn 100% of the legal minimum wage due to the work limitation.

You receive wage subsidy over the difference between this person's wage value and the legal minimum wage.
The municipality determines the wage value at the workplace.

Requirements

The main Requirements are:

  • The person falls into the target group.
  • The person cannot earn the legal minimum wage with full-time work.
  • The person has employment opportunities.
  • You get the wage subsidy if an employment contract is concluded for at least 6 months and for at least 12 hours per week.
  • The person lives in this municipality.
  • You have not filed the same application for the same person within 12 months.

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