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.

All municipalities must pay an agreed minimum amount of study benefit to students with a medical disability. The amount of study benefit may differ from one municipality to another (in Dutch).

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

All the conditions can be found on the website of the municipality where you are registered. If you have any questions about your situation, please contact the municipality.

You can apply for study benefit at the municipality where you live, regardless of where you are studying. Find out how to apply on your municipality’s website.

This is how it works in your (future) place of residence

Your (future) place of residence falls under the Municipality of Almelo.

Municipality of Almelo

Municipality of Almelo: Applying for study benefit for students with a disability

Please note: you can apply for a studietoeslag (study benefit) only if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

The following conditions apply:

You are registered with the municipality of Almelo.
You receive student finance under the Wet op de studiefinanciering – WSF (Student Finance Act) or a contribution on the basis of the Wet tegemoetkoming onderwijsbijdrage en schoolkosten – WTOS (Fees and Educational Expenses (Allowances) Act).
You are fundamentally unable to earn an income alongside your studies due to illness or infirmity.
You do not have more money than € 5,940 as a single person or € 11,880 as a single parent, couple or cohabitant.

For application or more information. Call 0546 -54 11 11