Youth Aid

The municipality can provide youth assistance in 2 ways: on its own initiative or following a report. Among other things, the municipality offers support in the care, upbringing and development of your child. This can be done, for example, by offering:

• Information and advice
• Parenting courses or special trainings
• Counseling or treatment

The municipality cooperates with other organizations for this purpose.

Youth assistance can be provided by a provider or you arrange it yourself with Personal Budget (PGB).

If you are concerned about your child, or if you need help for your child, you can get Youth Assistance by contacting:

• The school social worker at your child's school. Every elementary and secondary school has a school social worker.
• GP. You can get support through the general practitioner or the Praktijkondersteuner Jeugd (POH-GGZ Jeugd). Except at the GP practices in Oostvoorne and Rockanje. Here is no Praktijkondersteuner (youth) present.
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You can make use of the walk-in moment of Fijn je te Zien, on Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Vliet 2 in Hellevoetsluis.

If you have questions about Youth Aid, please contact municipality Voorne aan Zee tel: 14 0181. 

General help you can usually get right away. Have you applied for youth mental health care? Then you will be notified as soon as possible whether you will receive the help. This never takes longer than 8 weeks.

From Jan. 1, 2025, the rules for personal budget youth aid (pgb youth aid) will change in Voorne aan Zee.

Key changes:

• Fees for Health will be lower than Health reimbursement through organizations the municipality contracts with starting in 2025. 
• If a family receives a pgb for Health that they give to the child themselves (pgb-informal) then from 2025 we will make a clearer distinction between parenting tasks and youth aid tasks. A pgb can only be provided for youth aid tasks.

The changes will not take effect until the applicable order expires.

The rules for the pgb are in the Youth Aid Regulation. The new Regulation applies from January 1, 2025. You can read the rules on the regulations page.

Do you have questions about the changes to the PBGC youth assistance? Below we have included a list of questions you may have. We will add to the list with questions and answers as we have additions.

Is the information you are looking for not listed? If so, contact your youth counselor. Don't know who your youth counselor is or don't have one yet? Then call the Social Area Team. They can be reached Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at 14 0181.

Residents with a pgb youth aid will receive a letter from us about the new rules. Do you have a pgb youth aid and have not received a letter about the new rules? If so, contact your youth counselor. Don't know who your youth counselor is or don't have one yet? Then call the Social Area Team. They can be reached Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at 14 0181.

Voorne aan Zee is following the changes in youth care in the Netherlands. This includes the new rules for the personal budget (pgb).

Key changes:

- Reimbursements for Health will be lower from 2025 than reimbursement for Health through organizations with which the municipality has a contract.
- If a family receives a pgb for Health that they give to the child themselves (pgb-informal) then from 2025 we will make a clearer distinction between parenting tasks and auxiliary tasks. Only for auxiliary tasks can a pgb be provided.

No, until your pgb decision expires, nothing will change.
 

The municipality's pgb reimbursement will be lower than the reimbursement for Health at care providers with whom the municipality has a contractHealth In Natura). The municipality wants to monitor the quality of care better this way. Voorne aan Zee municipality thus follows the national developments for youth aid.

No, the rules of the pgb-informal change but the rate does not change.

From 2025, the municipality will make a clear distinction between ordinary parenting tasks and youth aid tasks. You will only get a pgb Informal for youth aid tasks. The rules for a new pgb Informal will change, but the hourly rate will remain the same.

It is important that your child gets the help he or she needs. If your pgb reimbursement becomes much lower, we will work together to find a good solution. 
 

No, when your order expires, we will review whether Health is needed and what rate applies.

You can talk to the pgb provider about a lower rate. You can also switch to Health in Natura from the municipality or another (pgb) care provider. It is also possible that you yourself pay the difference between what the provider charges and the municipality reimburses.

No, this is not possible.

You purchase Health yourself from the pgb provider and must discuss these changes yourself.

It is important that your child gets the help he or she needs. If your pgb reimbursement becomes much lower, we will work together to find a good solution.

If the waiting time at Health in Natura is long, we will work with you to find a solution appropriate to your situation.

You can always file a complaint or objection with the municipality if you disagree with a decision on your application. You can do this through the municipality's website.