Applying for special social assistance

If you have a low income and it is impossible for you to pay exceptional and unexpected costs, you may be entitled to extra financial support from the municipality. This is called special social assistance (bijzondere bijstand).

Special social assistance is subject to the following conditions among others:

you are lawfully living and staying in the Netherlands.
you do not have enough income and funds to pay the costs yourself.
you are at least 18 years old.
you have expenses due to an exceptional or urgent situation, such as surgery or moving house.
you cannot cover the costs in any other way.;

Your municipality can tell you what other conditions apply in your situation.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Bunnik

Here is some information from your municipality.

Special assistance conditions

If you have had a low income for a long time and have extra high costs, apply for special assistance on the website of Regionale Sociale Dienst (RSD). The RSD supports residents of the municipality of Bunnik.

You can apply for special social assistance from the municipality if you:

live in the municipality of Bunnik;
incurred the costs in the Netherlands.

Please note: you can apply for bijzondere bijstand (special social assistance) only if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

Online form

Make a request for special assistance on this website. You must also send the following:

a copy of a valid form of identification,
proof of your income,
the most recent statements from all current and savings accounts,
proof of assets and/or debts,
a quotation or invoice of the costs for which you request special social welfare assistance.

The RSD will send you a letter within 8 weeks. It will state whether you will receive special social assistance and how much you will receive. It will also state whether you will receive special welfare assistance in the form of a loan or non-repayable allowance.

Do you have questions about your current application? So about the application you have already submitted? Then you can contact the RSD by phone every morning between 10.30 and 12.00 on working days. To do this, call +31 30 – 692 95 00. You will then be put through to the person who is processing your application.