Municipality of Weststellingwerf: applying for social assistance

You can apply for social assistance from the municipality of Weststellingwerf if you meet the following additional conditions:

• You are 18 years or older.
•  You are Dutch or equivalent. You are equal to a Dutch citizen if you come from an EU country, Dsland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Island or Switzerland. You are also equated if you have a valid residence permit or if you are lawfully resident in the Netherlands in any other way (for example, if you are conducting legal proceedings against a rejection of your residence permit).
• You live or stay in the Netherlands.
• You have no or insufficient personal income.
• You have no equity or equity that is lower than the maximum amount. Think of savings or your own house.
• You cannot receive any other benefit. For example, unemployment benefit or disability benefit.
• You are not excluded from the right to social assistance benefits. That is the case, for example, if you are in prison.

For more information, and to apply for social assistance, you can go to werk.nl.

You will find out within 8 weeks whether you will receive social assistance. You will receive social assistance from the date of the application.