Municipality of Gouda: applying for a personal budget (pgb)
Please note: you can only apply for a pgb if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
You can use a persoonsgebonden budget – pgb (personal budget) 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 jeugdhelp (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.
To apply for a pgb, please call the municipality at phone number +31 182 58 84 44 or send an e-mail to gemeente@gouda.nl.
Your municipality will inform you within 8 weeks of their decision.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Gouda