Youth Sports Subsidy and Heerlen Sports Pass

All children should be able to join a club. This isn’t possible for all children. The Youth Sports Fund can help.
For children from low-income families, the Youth Sports Fund covers:

  • the membership fee for the sports club
  • and the cost of sports equipment

Young people between the ages of 12 and 23 will receive a €100 sports credit to participate in sports activities in Heerlen. With the sports pass, you can discover which sport is right for you.

Rule at Stichting Leergeld Parkstad

Sign up for the Sportpas Heerlen

Approach

Parents and young people cannot apply to the Sport Fund on their own. Please contact the Stichting Leergeld Parkstad. They will submit an online application on your child’s behalf.
Another professional involved in your child’s upbringing can also submit an application on your behalf. For example, a teacher, youth counselor, social worker, or family doctor. They can submit the application on the Jeugdfonds Sport website.

Young people can apply for the €100 sports credit themselves online at Sportpas Heerlen. You’ll receive a yellow envelope containing your personal sports credit! Want to see where you can redeem your credit? Visit the Sportpas Heerlen website.

Description

Youth Sports Fund

The Youth Sports Fund is for children and young people aged 4 to 18. The grant is up to €225 per child per year. Parents or guardians must encourage their child to attend classes, practices, and competitions. An intermediary checks whether your child has been attending practices regularly over an extended period.
You can apply for a grant from the Youth Sports Fund every year.
You will not receive any money yourself. The Jeugdfonds Sport pays the sports club or sports store. Or your child receives a gift certificate from a sports store. The child may choose their own sports clothing or sports equipment.

Another professional involved in your child's upbringing can also submit an application on your behalf. This could be a teacher, youth worker, social worker, or family doctor. They can submit the application on the Jeugdfonds Sport website.

Heerlen Sports Pass

Young people between the ages of 12 and 23 receive a €100 sports credit to participate in all kinds of sports activities in Heerlen. And they don’t have to pay a thing! With the Heerlen Sports Pass, they can discover which sport suits them best—from handball to gymnastics and from Pilates to handball. Anything is possible! The Sportpas Heerlen is an initiative of the National Program Heerlen-Noord and the municipality of Heerlen. The goal of the Sportpas is to get more young people active.

Requirements

Requirements a contribution from the Youth Sports Fund:

  • The family income does not exceed 120% of the statutory minimum.
  • It concerns a sport recognized by NOC*NSF or various dance and martial arts.

Requirements a €100 sports credit:

  • You are between the ages of 12 and 23
  • You live in Heerlen

Term

Within three weeks of submitting an application and receiving approval from the Youth Sports Fund, your child will be able to participate in sports at the sports club. 

More information

Youth Sports Fund

Heerlen Sports Pass

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