Municipality of De Wolden: applying for special social assistance

You can apply for special social assistance from the municipality if you:

• live in the municipality of De Wolden
• incurred the costs in the Netherlands.
• incurred the costs up to 3 months before your application.
• The costs for being under administration or for having legal aid can be reinbursed.
• The following costs can not be reinbursed: Rent, electricity and gas expenses, phone costs en new furniture. These are costs you have to pay for yourself.
• Are there costs you incurred with a doctor or another expert? In this case the municipality will ask whether the costs are really necessary.
• The costs can be a one time fee or recurring weekly or monthly.

Please fill in the form and deposit it:

• By mail: Gemeente De Wolden, T.a.v. afdeling Inkomensvoorzieningen, Antwoordnummer 2402, 7900 VN Zuidwolde. 
• By email:  post_Inkomensvoorziening@dewoldenhoogeveen.nl.
• By dropping it off: You can deposit the supporting documents in the mailbox on the outside of the municipality building  Raadhuisstraat 2 in Zuidwolde.

The municipality will send you a letter within 8 weeks. It will state whether you will receive special social assistance and how much you will receive. It will also state whether you will receive special welfare assistance in the form of a loan or non-repayable allowance.