Special assistance and mini-grants

Special assistance is compensation for necessary expenses, which must be paid for special circumstances, but which you cannot afford to pay yourself. 

The municipality has more schemes to help low-income residents:

In the digital leaflet "A helping hand" you can read about the schemes and other forms of help the municipality and other organizations offer for low-income residents.

Leaflet 'A helping hand' (pdf 2 MB)

Special assistance Requirements

  • You live in Voorne aan Zee.
  • You are 18 years of age or older.
  • You cannot pay the special but necessary expenses yourself.
  • You have no other ways to pay the expenses, for example:
    • help from family
    • allowances, such as healthcare allowance and rent allowance
    • remission of municipal taxes
    • provisional tax refund of mortgage interest through the Tax Office
    • you cannot use the Wmo
    • You cannot use health care expense refunds through the Internal Revenue Service.
  • Your income is less than 120% of the welfare standard applicable to your situation. For the correct amounts, please visit the website of the Rijksoverheid.

Your assets are less than the applicable asset limit. Whether you are entitled to special assistance depends on how much money you have. The rules on this will change from January 1, 2026: 

  • Don't have a partner? Then your assets can't be more than €8,000.
  • Are you a single parent? Then it's €16,000.
  • Are you married or living together? Then it is €16,000.
  • Do you own your own home? If so, you may add €67,500 to the amounts above.
  • Do you own a vehicle? Then that is €2,500 for all vehicles owned together.

Assets are everything you own, such as savings, investments, the value of your home, minus your debts and any mortgage debt.

Make an appointment

You can check whether you are eligible for special assistance via Bereken Je Recht (Calculate Your Entitlement) at . Use the button below to do so. Does the program indicate that you are eligible for special assistance? Then you can log in with DigiD and submit your application immediately. The program also indicates what evidence is required.

Special assistance, checking and applying

Need help arranging or apply something from the digital government? Then contact the Digital Government Information Point. 

Contact with Minimateam

By filling out the form below, you can indicate which mini benefit you would like to be called about by a member of the Mini Team.

DigiDContact Mini Team

Tips

Someone else can help you apply for special assistance. You can get this help free of charge. For more information, visit the client support page. 

If you are low-income, you may also qualify for the participation fund or a child package.