mailing address

You live for the most part in Hilversum, but you do not (yet) have a permanent home address. You can use a postal address to receive mail. You will then receive government mail temporarily at the address of a friend, acquaintance or family member. Sometimes you can use a temporary postal address from the municipality.

What do you need to know

  • The address you provide is of a house or institution. A company or PO box number may not
  • The resident of this address must give written permission
  • From now on you will receive all mail from the government at the letter address
  • The resident of this address must deliver the mail to you
  • You pass on your mailing address to other organizations yourself
  • If you are unable to find a postal address, you can sometimes use the temporary postal address of the municipality. Take for this contact the Social Square

Consequences resident

A person registered at a postal address does not count as a resident at that address. As a letter addressee, are you unsure about the consequences for, for example, your benefits or housing benefit? Then you can ask the best advice from the organization that deals with this. Do this before granting permission.

Decision

  • We will make a decision about the postal address within 4 weeks of receiving your application
  • In some cases we ask you for additional information

What do you have to do

Request mailing address

Send or take with you

If it applies to you: statement from the (care) institution stating that you live there (temporarily)

What does it cost

Passing on a postal address is free.