Applying for study benefit for students with a disability
Do you receive government financial support for your tertiary or secondary education? Are you unable to earn extra income due to a chronic illness or disability? Then you may be eligible for study benefit (studietoeslag) from your municipality.
In all cases, the following conditions must be met to be eligible to receive study benefit:
- you receive student finance (studiefinanciering) as a tertiary student or a basic allowance (basistoelage) for secondary students;
- you cannot earn extra income alongside your studies because of your disability.
- you are not entitled to the Wajong benefit
Ask your municipality about all the conditions that apply.
You can apply for study benefit at the municipality where you live, regardless of where you are studying.
This is how it works for you
Here is some information from your municipality.
Applying for study benefit for students with a disability
You can apply for a study allowance if you are studying and cannot work alongside your studies due to an illness or a long-term or permanent medical disability. It may concern a physical or psychological disability from which you have not recovered within 6 months.
Conditions apply to applying for a study allowance. For more information contact the municipality at phone number +31 10 506 11 11 or send an e-mail to info@albrandswaard.nl or fill in our contact form.
Contact details are not yet available for your municipality.