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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

Your (future) place of residence falls under:
Informatie:

Here is some information from your municipality.

Studietoeslag.

Can you structurally not do a part-time job in addition to your education as a direct result of an illness or defect? Then you may be entitled to study allowance. This is in addition to your student grant.

Who is the study allowance for?

The allowance is intended for anyone who is 18 years of age or older and cannot work in addition to a study due to a disability.

Conditions:

  • You follow a study in which you receive student finance (WSF 2000) or a contribution to the study costs (Wtos). The lifelong learning credit is not included.
  • You can use medical evidence to prove that you are structurally unable to work alongside your studies due to illness or disability.
  • You will not receive a Wajong benefit.

You can apply for the study allowance by filling in the application form below. After completing the form, you can mail it to us or send it by post.

Fill in the form in full and return it together with the attachments to Gemeente Hoeksche Waard.

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.

Study benefit amounts

The amount of the study benefit depends on your age. These are the statutory amounts per month:

  • 21 years of age and over: € 300.00;
  • 20 years of age: € 240.00;
  • 19 years of age: € 180.00;
  • 18 years of age: € 150.00;
  • 17 years of age: € 118.50;
  • 16 years of age: € 103.50;
  • 15 years of age: € 90.00.

Usually you will receive a letter with our decision within 8 weeks after we have received your application. Sometimes it takes longer, for example if more research is needed or if your application is not yet complete. That is why it is important to complete your application completely.

Please include the following information in your objection:

  • your name and address
  • the date of your objection
  • which decision is involved
  • why you do not agree with the decision
  • your signature

The notice of objection must be submitted to the municipality by post, by e-mail it is not possible to object. The municipality of Hoeksche Waard is advised by an Objections Committee.

You can send your notice of objection to:

P.O. Box 2003
3260 EA Oud-Beijerland

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Hoeksche Waard

Visiting addresses

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3299XG Maasdam

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Last updated on 26 September 2022