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

Please note: you can only apply for a persoonsgeboden budget - PGB (personal budget) if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

You can use a PGB to buy care, help or support if you meet the requirements.

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

Payment

You do not receive the money from your PGB yourself. The municipality pays your PGB to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank – SVB (Social Insurance Bank). You send your care providers’ invoices to the SVB to be paid. You must keep the invoices for your records.

How to apply for a PGB:

Support via the WMO can be applied for via Sociaal Team.
Support via the Jeugdwet (Youth Act) can be applied for via Center for Youth and Family Zeist.