If the following situation applies to you or your child, you might qualify for disability support:
The type of support you might be eligible for will depend on your situation. Once we receive your application, we will assess it and decide which support will best help you or your child. In the case of disability equipment (‘hulpmiddelen’), we work with specific suppliers and must purchase goods and services from them.
Please note: We only offer support to children in mainstream education (‘regulier onderwijs’). However, we do pay for a communication support worker (‘schrijf- of gebarentolk’) for children in special educational needs education (‘speciaal onderwijs’).
If you cannot perform certain tasks at work because of visual or mobility issues, you can request help or assistance from an intermediary service (‘ondersteuning van een intermediair’). If you qualify for compensation for an intermediary service, we will pay the support worker (‘hulpverlener’) directly.
Support for transport to and from your place of work or education:
Support to help you work or study or your child study:
We can also provide a communication support worker for the following situations:
Find out how to apply for these services and the number of hours we reimburse (‘Tolkvoorziening schrijf- of gebarentolk’).
You can apply for an allowance to cover the cost of workplace adjustment that help you do your job. Examples of adjustments are an adapted toilet, a stair lift or adjustments to your business premises.
There are several financial support schemes for employers who want to hire or retain employees with a disability. These schemes can be useful to your employer, your future employer or yourself:
If you fell ill or got a disability before age 18 or during your studies and need support to find or keep work, you can apply for a disability employment assessment. We will assess if you can earn the minimum wage without support. If not, we will include you in the Access to work register (‘doelgroepregister’). You will have a better chance of finding work, because it is financially attractive for employers to hire or retain someone who is registered in the Access to work register.
If you are planning to start your own business, you need to know how much money you will need. If necessary, you might be able to get a private loan, a bank loan or a loan from Qredits (the national institute for microfinancing). We can sometimes act as a guarantor. If you cannot get a loan, you can apply for one with us.
There are two types of loans we can offer if you are starting up a business. The reimbursement scheme for start-up expenses (‘voorbereidingskrediet’) and the start-up loan (‘starterskrediet’). Find out more about the schemes and how much you can expect to borrow. (‘kosten hulp hulpmiddel start eigen bedrijf’).
There are obligations that you must meet in order to be considered for a start-up expense reimbursement scheme or start-up loan:
The following documents must be included with your application:
You can use the money from your start-up expense reimbursement to cover your initial business costs. If your application for a start-up loan is denied, you do not have to repay the reimbursement money you already spent. However, if you decide to withdraw your start-up loan application, you must repay the reimbursement amount.