Municipality of Meerssen: applying for special social assistance
Please note: you can apply for bijzondere bijstand (special social assistance) only if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
You can apply for special social assistance from the municipality if you:
- live in the municipality of Meerssen;
- incurred the costs in the Netherlands.
Make contact with
You can make an appointment with a counselor from Social Affairs Maastricht-Heuvelland. This is the regional social service of 6 municipalities in South Limburg. This also applies to the municipality of Meerssen.
Also take a look at the website of Social Affairs Maastricht-Heuvelland.
Sociale Zaken Maastricht Heuvelland
Randwycksingel 22
6229 EE Maastricht
Postbus 4902
6202 TC Maastricht
0031 (0)43-3661661
The Maastricht municipality and the Heuvelland municipalities jointly have one implementing organization for Social Affairs.
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.
You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. Do you subsequently disagree with the decision on the notice of objection? Then file an appeal with the court.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Meerssen