Allowance for chronically ill and disabled persons

Illness, disability, and/or old age entail additional costs. You may be able to receive money from the municipality to cover these costs: the allowance for the chronically ill and disabled.

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Approach

Fill out the online form.

Are you unable to apply online? Please contact us by telephone: 045-5604333. We will then send you the application form. Once you have completed it, you can return it to us by post or email.

Description

The amount of the allowance is €125.00 per calendar year.

Requirements

  • you are 18 years of age or older
  • you have used up the mandatory deductible in the two years prior to the year for which you are applying
  • Your net income is less than 120% of the social assistance standard applicable to you, including vacation pay. You can find the social assistance standards at rijksoverheid.nl.
  • On the date of application, your assets are less than:
    o Single persons €7,770.00
    o Married/cohabiting couples and single parents €15,540.00

Please note: If you receive WAJONG/WIA/WAO/WAZ benefits from the UWV, you may not be more than 35% incapacitated for work. You will then receive an "incapacity allowance" from the UWV.

Term

The municipality will make a decision within 8 weeks of receiving your application. We may extend this period once.
You can apply until March 1 of the following year at the latest.

Objections and appeals

You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. If you still disagree with the decision on the objection, you can lodge an appeal with the court. More information can be found under: Submitting an objection.

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