Special wellfare

Due to a special situation, you have necessary costs that you cannot afford. These costs cannot be reimbursed through insurance or any other arrangement. Then you can apply for special assistance. You do not need to have social assistance benefit for this. A special social assistance benefit is a loan or a gift.
Applying for special assistance (pdf, 200 kB)

What do you need to know

Terms & conditions

  • The costs are really necessary. An expert must be able to determine this
  • You are really going to incur the costs. So you need a receipt or invoice. This can also be a proforma note. That is a temporary invoice that you do not have to pay yet
  • You normally do not incur the costs, but must be incurred due to a special (medical or social) situation
  • You cannot pay the costs and you have not been able to save to pay the costs
  • You cannot pay the costs in installments
  • You have first tried all other options to get the costs reimbursed, for example reimbursement by your insurance. Sometimes you need a rejection from another scheme or from the insurer before you apply the municipality can apply for.
  • You can apply for special assistance before you incur the costs
  • You will incur the costs in the Netherlands
  • You have an income (the money you earn) up to 130% of the social assistance standard that applies to you
    • If your income is higher, you may be able to receive a smaller allowance. The municipality calculates your carrying capacity for this. This is the amount you have to pay yourself
  • You do not have more assets (your total assets) than the power limit. Examples of assets are savings, a car and an owner-occupied home. We also look at the assets of your partner and children aged 17 and younger
  • For administration costs, the income limit is 110%

how much money do i get

  • How much money you can get depends on your situation, income and assets. The municipality makes a calculation for this
  • We only reimburse the costs that you actually incur. We therefore do not reimburse costs for which you do not have a receipt or invoice

What is special assistance for?

  • Declaration of urgency from WoningNet
  • Disabled parking card
  • Burial or cremation
  • Moving costs, furnishing costs or housing costs
  • Guardianship, guardianship and/or mentorship
  • Personal contribution from legal aid and court fees

You cannot receive special assistance for these costs:

  • Fines
  • Alimony: money you have to pay for your children or ex-partner
  • (Tax) debts
  • Costs you incur abroad (even if it is for a funeral, for example)
  • Damage costs
  • Voluntary premium payment for a public insurance policy
  • Costs that someone has already paid or advanced for you
  • Costs for which you have not submitted an application on time

What do you have to do

  • you fill the application form (pdf, 200 kB) in
  • You send the completed form to the municipality. No stamp is required:
    Municipality of Hilversum
    Reply number 1199
    1200 VB Hilversum

Send along

If you receive a benefit from the Participation Act, IOAW, IOAZ or Bbz, you must enclose what is requested on the application form, such as:

  • A calculation of the costs for which you want to apply for special assistance
  • An overview of the insurance policies and other schemes where you have tried to get the costs reimbursed

If you do not receive one of these benefits, please also enclose these documents:

  • Copy of valid ID. Note: no driver's license
  • An overview of your income (payslips) of the last 3 months
  • Your annual statements from your employer(s) for the last 3 years
  • An overview of your assets and debts as complete as possible
  • Copy of statements of all your bank and savings accounts for the last 2 months. Also from your minor children
  • If you are in an amicable debt process or legal debt process, please send proof of this

After your request

  • Once you have submitted the application form and all the requested documents, the municipality will make a decision as soon as possible. This will take up to 8 weeks
  • We'll call you if your application is rejected, or if we have any questions to help us make a decision
  • You will receive a letter with the decision. It states whether you will receive money and if so, how much
  • If you do not agree with the decision, you can contact the person who assessed your application
  • You can also directly to object against a decision of the municipality

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