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.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Dijk en Waard

Here is some information from your municipality.

Study allowance

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

You have to be 15 years or older;
You are entitled to student finance in accordance with the Student Finance Act 2000 (WSF) or to an allowance in accordance with the Education Contribution and School Expenses Allowance Act (WTOS);
You are unable to earn additional income alongside your studies due to a medical disability or for a long period of time;
You are not entitled to a Wajong benefit.

Fill in the form aanvraagformulier studietoeslag Zaffier (pdf, 47 KB) in full and return it together with the attachments to Zaffier. Or visit https://www.zaffier.nl/geldzaken/studietoeslag-aanvragen.

You must upload/attach the following attachments to the application form:

A copy of a valid identity document (passport, identity card or verblijfsvergunning (residence permit) (not a driving licence).
A letter confirming the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs – DUO (education implementation service) grant of your student finance. That can be based on either the WSF or the WTOS.
A copy of a bank statement specifying the name of the account and the account number into which the allowance will be deposited.
A copy of a recent medical report.

You must reapply for study benefit for each new school year.

You will receive a letter informing you of the outcome within 8 weeks of your application. What happens if the application is incomplete or more time is needed for the investigation? Processing may take longer than 8 weeks in such cases.