Municipality of Vijfheerenlanden: applying for a personal budget (PGB)

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:

You can apply for support via the Social Support Act and the Youth Act from the municipality. You can do this via 0800 - 5016 (on working days between 9:00 and 12:30) or via socialeloket@vijfheerenlanden.nl. An employee of the Social Team will then visit you at home to discuss the options and how you can submit the application.