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.
Breda
Willemstraat 20, 4811 AL Breda
Walk in for free help applying for low-income schemes or checking your housing and healthcare allowances.
Bring the papers relevant to the scheme and your question. Ask which income, household, expense or decision documents are needed before a follow-up visit. Mention any deadline. Eligibility and the final decision belong to the organisation administering the scheme.
Breda
Allerheiligenweg 19, 4834 TM Breda
Drop in at the library’s free support session to talk through money worries and find your next step.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Heusdenhoutsestraat 14, 4817 WC Breda
Bring your questions about money, support schemes or paperwork to a free walk-in session at the neighbourhood point.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Fellenoordstraat 3, 4811 TG Breda
Walk in for free advice on money worries and support schemes, with no appointment needed.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Roeselarestraat 644, 4826 JW Breda
Ask about your finances and which support schemes exist at a free neighbourhood session, with no booking needed.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Edisonplein 3, 4816 AM Breda
Come to the neighbourhood salon’s free money advice session, held once a month, with no appointment needed.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Meidoornstraat 115, 4814 KB Breda
Sort out money worries and everyday paperwork at a free drop-in session, with help finding the right support.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Vlierenbroek 30, 4822 XM Breda
Get free, practical help with money and paperwork, and staff can book a later appointment if it is busy.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Cornelis Florisstraat 25, Noorderlicht, 4827 CN Breda
Walk in to one of two free sessions for advice on money worries, paperwork and support schemes.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Verbeetenstraat 12–14, 4812 XL Breda
Walk in for free practical advice on money and support schemes, and work out your next step.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Breda
Paardeweide 5, 4824 EH Breda
Visit the free session at the neighbourhood building for help with money questions and finding the right support.
Bring what is relevant to your question, such as the letter, form or decision you need help understanding. Explain any urgent deadline when contacting the team. Ask what supporting documents are needed for the next step; different schemes have different requirements.
Related services
For Dutch citizens renewing a passport and for residents without a passport from their own country: who can apply and what to prepare.
Get a hand with applying for or activating DigiD, and with the online forms, messages and allowances that depend on it.
For Dutch citizens who need a new or replacement ID card: who can apply, what to bring and how collection works.
For holders of a Dutch licence: how renewal works online or at the counter, how to replace a lost licence and where to collect it.
For newcomers and returning residents: what registering at the town hall means, who it applies to and what to prepare before your appointment.
For anyone who needs an official Dutch civil status document: which municipality to ask, who may request it and what the options are.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Murcia, Barcelona, and Zaragoza
Most offices in Białystok, Katowice, and Kielce
Most offices in Munich, Dortmund, and Cologne
Most offices in Brussels, Ghent, and Charleroi
Most offices in Reykjavík, Akranes, and Akureyri
Where to next
See who can apply for income support, what a municipality takes into account and where to get advice if the application is difficult.
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