Healthcare allowance
Mar 17, 2011
When you are obliged to take out a Dutch public healthcare insurance (zorgverzekering) you can apply for a financial contribution for the cost of this insurance.
As the costs of a Dutch public healthcare insurance can weigh heavily on a small budget, the Dutch government provides a healthcare allowance to people with a low income.If you have a Dutch public healthcare insurance you can apply for this healthcare allowance.
Health allowance and residence permits
Applying for a health allowance has no effect on your right of residence.
Applying for the health allowance
You can apply for the health allowance through internet or by ordering and filling in the application form. As you need an electronic signature in order to apply online and the application procedure is only available in Dutch, it might be easiest to order the form.
- Application forms can be acquired at your local Tax Office or through dialing 0800 – 0543 (in the menu first choose 1 and then choose 3). The phone line is open from Monday to Thursday from 8.00 until 20.00 hours and Friday from 8.00 until 17.00 hours. The employees from the Tax Office information line have been instructed to only speak in Dutch, however most employees will be willing to help you in English when ordering the form.
- Online applications can be done at www.toeslagen.nl
Application form translated
The application form of the healthcare allowance is only available in Dutch. In order to apply for this allowance you will need to hand in this Dutch form. To help you fill in this form here you can find a translation of both the form and the explanatory notes. Please note that you are not to fill in this English application form, you can only use it as a tool to help you fill in the original Dutch form.
Download the English translation of the application of the healthcare allowance (56 kB).
When to apply
You can apply for the healthcare allowance for 2008 until April 1, 2009.