Applying for social assistance

You are entitled to social assistance if you:

• are a Dutch citizen or lawfully resident in the Netherlands, and;

• are aged 18 or over;

• do not have enough income or funds to get by. Your (joint) income must be below the social assistance standard (in Dutch);

• cannot claim any other provision or benefit;

• are not in prison or in a detention house.

There are also a number of obligations when you receive social assistance (in Dutch).