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.

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3 offices in The Hague

  • The Hague

    Stadhuis Spui — Gemeente Den Haag

    Spui 70, 2511 BT The Hague

    Get free help with your application at the advice desk, which also has computers and copying.

    Apply onlineOffice website+31703533000

    Bring ID/passport, copies of statements for all your and any partner’s bank/savings accounts for the last three months, income/benefit statements, any employment/benefit termination letter and rental/purchase contract. If evidence is missing, bring a written explanation. Have access to your own DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites), email and bank account for the application; keep passwords and codes private. The desk can accept files from a USB stick or phone; bring the phone’s USB cable if needed. The city sends an individual follow-up checklist, so this is not a guarantee that no other evidence will be required.

  • The Hague

    Stadskantoor Fruitweg — Advies- en informatiebalie

    Fruitweg 17, 2525 KE The Hague

    Drop off your supporting documents or ask about an advance payment without an appointment.

    Apply onlineOffice website+31703537500

    Bring ID/passport, copies of statements for all your and any partner’s bank/savings accounts for the last three months, income/benefit statements, any employment/benefit termination letter and rental/purchase contract. If evidence is missing, bring a written explanation. Have access to your own DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites), email and bank account for the application; keep passwords and codes private. The desk can accept files from a USB stick or phone; bring the phone’s USB cable if needed. The city sends an individual follow-up checklist, so this is not a guarantee that no other evidence will be required.

  • The Hague

    Stadskantoor Leyweg (stadsdeelkantoor Escamp)

    Leyweg 813, 2545 HA The Hague

    From 18 to 26 you can get application help without an appointment, and from 27 you book ahead.

    Apply onlineOffice website14070

    Bring ID/passport, copies of statements for all your and any partner’s bank/savings accounts for the last three months, income/benefit statements, any employment/benefit termination letter and rental/purchase contract. If evidence is missing, bring a written explanation. Have access to your own DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites), email and bank account for the application; keep passwords and codes private. The desk can accept files from a USB stick or phone; bring the phone’s USB cable if needed. The city sends an individual follow-up checklist, so this is not a guarantee that no other evidence will be required.

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