Municipality of Gennep: applying for a personal budget (pgb)

Please note: you can only apply for a persoonsgebonden budget (PGB) if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality. First, we will check whether there is an indication. Then you can choose whether you want this in the form of Zorg in Natura (care services arranged by the government) or in the form of a personal budget (pgb).

You can use a PGB to buy care, help or support.

There are 2 types of personal budget:

PGB via the Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning – WMO (Social Support Act)

Do you receive Wmo support from your municipality? Do you want to arrange this help yourself? Then you can apply for a PGB from your municipality.

PGB through the Jeugdwet (Youth Act)

If your child receives support under the Jeugdwet, you can use a personal budget to arrange that help yourself as well. You can apply for it through your municipality’s youth assistance service.

To be eligible for a PGB, you must meet a number of requirements:

You must draw up a PGB plan, in which you must specify what help you need.
The care providers that you select must meet quality requirements.
You must conclude an agreement with the care providers yourself.
You must be able to manage your PGB yourself. For example, you must conclude a contract with the care providers yourself. You must also direct them and keep records. You can also ask a PGB representative to do this for you.

Payment

You do not receive the money from your PGB yourself. The municipality pays your personal budget to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank – SVB (social insurance bank). You send your care providers’ invoices to the SVB. The SVB will then pay them. You must keep the invoices for your records.

How to apply for a PGB: