Where to apply for social assistance in the Netherlands

Applications go to the municipality where you live

Each municipality sets its own first step. In some places you apply online with DigiD, in others you phone first, which can fix your application date, or sign up on werk.nl before an adviser contacts you. Offices also have their own help for people who find the form hard, and their own list of what to prepare.

5 offices in Apeldoorn
  • Apeldoorn

    Samen055 Centrum en dorpen / CODA Centrale Bibliotheek

    Vosselmanstraat 299, CODA — eerste verdieping, 7311 CL Apeldoorn

    Get free advice on money problems and benefits, with a regular walk-in session at the central library.

    On Samen055’s contact-request form, the BSN (citizen service number) field is optional. For an initial enquiry explain the problem and any urgent deadline, such as a benefit letter, threatened eviction or utility disconnection. Have relevant letters and an outline of income, expenses and debts available to discuss; ask which documents are needed for the next step rather than treating this as a universal application checklist. A formal benefit request has its own evidence and appointments. Administrators applying for debt help for a client use the municipality’s separate bewindvoerder route, with its specific document checklist; that entire checklist is not a condition for an ordinary walk-in question.

  • Apeldoorn

    Samen055 Noord

    Zilverschoon 4, 7322 GH Apeldoorn

    Talk to an adviser about money worries, benefits or debts, either on a walk-in day or by booking a visit.

    On Samen055’s contact-request form, the BSN (citizen service number) field is optional. For an initial enquiry explain the problem and any urgent deadline, such as a benefit letter, threatened eviction or utility disconnection. Have relevant letters and an outline of income, expenses and debts available to discuss; ask which documents are needed for the next step rather than treating this as a universal application checklist. A formal benefit request has its own evidence and appointments. Administrators applying for debt help for a client use the municipality’s separate bewindvoerder route, with its specific document checklist; that entire checklist is not a condition for an ordinary walk-in question.

  • Apeldoorn

    Samen055 Oost

    Violierenplein 104, 7329 DR Apeldoorn

    Get free, no-obligation advice on allowances, budgeting and debts at a walk-in session or by booking ahead.

    On Samen055’s contact-request form, the BSN (citizen service number) field is optional. For an initial enquiry explain the problem and any urgent deadline, such as a benefit letter, threatened eviction or utility disconnection. Have relevant letters and an outline of income, expenses and debts available to discuss; ask which documents are needed for the next step rather than treating this as a universal application checklist. A formal benefit request has its own evidence and appointments. Administrators applying for debt help for a client use the municipality’s separate bewindvoerder route, with its specific document checklist; that entire checklist is not a condition for an ordinary walk-in question.

  • Apeldoorn

    Samen055 West

    Dokter Rodbardlaan 5, 7314 BC Apeldoorn

    Ask an adviser which support you can claim and how to manage your costs, whether you walk in or book ahead.

    On Samen055’s contact-request form, the BSN (citizen service number) field is optional. For an initial enquiry explain the problem and any urgent deadline, such as a benefit letter, threatened eviction or utility disconnection. Have relevant letters and an outline of income, expenses and debts available to discuss; ask which documents are needed for the next step rather than treating this as a universal application checklist. A formal benefit request has its own evidence and appointments. Administrators applying for debt help for a client use the municipality’s separate bewindvoerder route, with its specific document checklist; that entire checklist is not a condition for an ordinary walk-in question.

  • Apeldoorn

    Samen055 Zuid (en Ugchelen)

    1e Wormenseweg 460, 7333 GZ Apeldoorn

    Get free advice from your local team on money problems and the right benefit, by walking in or booking ahead.

    On Samen055’s contact-request form, the BSN (citizen service number) field is optional. For an initial enquiry explain the problem and any urgent deadline, such as a benefit letter, threatened eviction or utility disconnection. Have relevant letters and an outline of income, expenses and debts available to discuss; ask which documents are needed for the next step rather than treating this as a universal application checklist. A formal benefit request has its own evidence and appointments. Administrators applying for debt help for a client use the municipality’s separate bewindvoerder route, with its specific document checklist; that entire checklist is not a condition for an ordinary walk-in question.

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