Municipality of Midden-Groningen: applying for an allowance for own contribution to childcare costs
Please note: you can apply for the compensation for personal contribution to kinderopvangtoeslag (childcare allowance) only if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
You are eligible for compensation if one of the following situations applies to you and your partner:
- You receive bijstandsuitkering (social welfare benefits) and are following a reintegration programme to find work.
- You receive social welfare benefits and are following a mandatory inburgering (civic integration) programme with an approved institution.
- You work and receive supplementary social welfare benefits.
- You are studying and earn the minimum wage.
- You are under the age of 27, have no basic qualifications and are receiving support from the municipality to return to education.
You must meet the following conditions:
- You receive childcare allowance from the Belastingdienst (Tax and Customs Administration).
- You, your partner and your child are registered with the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
You can apply for the additional contribution for childcare through your work coach at BWRI. Your work coach will assess whether you are entitled to a reimbursement. The work coaches do not have office hours by phone. You can contact them by phone at 0598 - 37 37 00 or by email at reintegratie@bwri.nl.
For questions about the additional contribution for childcare, you can contact your work coach at BWRI.
The municipality will send you a letter within 8 weeks informing you whether you are entitled to the compensation for the personal contribution to childcare allowance. That letter will also state how long you will receive the contribution.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Midden-Groningen