Income Support

Do you have a low income? Then you may be able to get reimbursement for a computer, laptop, tablet or internet subscription for your school-age child(ren). Please wait to purchase until your application is approved. 

If you receive a benefit, you can apply for this allowance digitally by clicking on one of the buttons below. This will take you directly to the digital environment of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. You log in with DigiD. Then you can submit your application. 

Request tablet

Requesting PC or internet subscription

Are you not receiving benefits? Then you can call 14 070 to arrange your application. You apply for the scheme at the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. Therefore, choose option 2.

Requirements

• After you apply for the scheme, you will receive our response within 8 weeks 
• You and your child(ren) are registered in Wassenaar
• Your child is in secondary education, secondary vocational education or is in grade 7 or 8 at elementary school. A tablet is intended for children from secondary education or intermediate vocational education onwards
• Your income is up to 130% of the social assistance standard and your assets are below the asset limit
• Send a quote stating type of computer and purchase amount

Level of compensation

• Computer or laptop: per household, you can receive reimbursement of up to €540 once every 5 years
• Tablet: per child, you can receive reimbursement of up to €310 once every 5 years. This is only for children in secondary or intermediate vocational education
• Internet costs: a household from Leidschendam-Voorburg, Voorschoten or Wassenaar can receive a reimbursement of €20 per month.

Personal request

If you do not have benefits, you cannot submit the application digitally. You can call 14 070. You apply for the scheme at the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. They will send you an application form or ask you to come by for an appointment with a consultant. Send or take the following supporting documents with you:

• Details of your family income (pay stub)
• Details of your assets, such as bank statements of all your accounts for the last 3 months. And also proof of a car or own home, and the like
• Proof of your living expenses (e.g., your lease)
• Proof that your child is attending school (for example, a letter from the school showing your child's name)
• Quote indicating the type and purchase amount of the computer, tablet, laptop or Internet subscription

Do you have a low income? Then you may be able to get an allowance for school, cultural or sports costs of your school-going child(ren). For example, to pay for a school trip, exercise books, books or a bicycle. You can apply for this once per school year (between August 1 and July 31). 

If you receive a benefit, you can apply for this allowance digitally by clicking on one of the buttons below. This will take you directly to the digital environment of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. You log in with DigiD. Then you can submit your application. 

Applying for basic education allowance

Applying for secondary education allowance 

Not receiving benefits? Call 14 070 to arrange your application. You apply for the allowance at the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. Therefore, choose option 2.

Requirements

• After you apply for the scheme, you will receive our response within 8 weeks 
• You and your child(ren) are registered in Wassenaar
• Your income is below 130% of the social assistance standard and your assets are below the asset limit
• Your child is under 18 years of age (the age on August 1 is decisive)
• Your child is enrolled in a school

Level of allowance

• Elementary school: €238 per child
• Secondary education: €500 per child
• Please note that at maximum income of 110% you will get 100% of the amount. At maximum income between 110% and 130% you will receive 50% of the amount
• You can also use the Social Participation Scheme

After your request

You will hear as soon as possible whether you will receive the compensation. Often after just a few days, but in any case within 8 weeks. Then we will transfer the money to you within 1 week.

Special assistance is for special expenses. These are extra costs in case of illness, a disability or another reason. For example, costs for legal assistance or dental costs. 

These are costs that are not part of the normal costs of living, that you cannot pay yourself and are not reimbursed (e.g. by your health insurance). You can apply for special assistance at the municipality.

View more information about special assistance

The scheme is for residents with an income of up to 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them. And who have €300 or more in healthcare costs that are not reimbursed by their health insurance. These include, for example, costs for the personal contribution under the Social Support Act (Wmo), physiotherapy, and dental care. Under the High Healthcare Costs scheme, residents receive a cash payment from the municipality. 

Requirements

• You are 18 years of age or older and a resident of the municipality of Wassenaar.
• Your income may not exceed 130% of thesocial assistance standard.
• Your assets are below the nationalasset threshold.
• In 2026, you spent €300 or more on non-reimbursed healthcare costs for yourself or your child(ren). 

Request

You can apply for the High Healthcare Costs Scheme from July 1, 2026. You can only apply for the scheme for healthcare costs incurred in 2026. To apply for the scheme, you must submit the following supporting documents:

• The health insurer's claim overview, which lists the costs for which you are submitting the claim.
• Residents without Social assistance benefit asked to provide evidence of their income and assets when applying. 

If the answer to at least one of the questions below is 'yes', you do not need to submit a statement of expenses:

• Do you pay a personal contribution for Wmo?
• Do you have a Wlz indication for Health Home with a duration of at least 1 year?
• For healthcare costs related to pregnancy and childbirth: do you have a pregnancy certificate? Or was the child in question born in the Netherlands and have you registered them in the BRP?
• Do you have a disabled parking space with a duration of at least 1 year? 

Compensation

• Residents with an income of up to 110% of the social assistance standard applicable to them can receive a subsidy of €300.
• Residents with an income between 110% and 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them can receive a subsidy of €150. 

From January 1, 2026, it will no longer be possible to apply for special assistance for the chronically ill and disabled. The new High Healthcare Costs scheme will replace this.

The new High Healthcare Costs Regulation

From July 1, 2026, you can apply for the new High Healthcare Costs scheme. The scheme is for residents with an income of up to 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them. And who, in 2026, incur €300 or more in healthcare costs that are not reimbursed by their health insurance. They will receive a cash payment from the municipality.

From January 1, 2026, you will find more information about the Requirements the scheme on the municipality's website.

The allowance

• Residents with an income of up to 110% of the social assistance standard applicable to them will receive a subsidy of €300.
• Residents with an income between 110% and 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them will receive a subsidy of €150.

Applying for the High Healthcare Costs Scheme

From July 1, 2026, you can submit an application for the high healthcare costs scheme. Your application may also cover healthcare costs incurred between January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026.

Are you AOW entitled and on a low income? Then you may be entitled to an allowance for the cost of sports, culture and newspaper or telephone subscriptions. You may also be entitled to extra money for the purchase of durable consumer goods, such as a washing machine (white goods scheme). You can call 14 070 to arrange your application. You apply for the allowance at the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. Therefore, choose option 2.

Sports, culture and subscriptions

• Compensation amount: maximum €151
• Reimbursed once a year

Durable consumer goods

• Compensation amount: maximum €760 
• Reimbursed once every 3 years

Requirements

• Your income is up to 110% of the welfare standard
• For reimbursement of durable consumer goods, your income must not have exceeded 110% of the social assistance standard for the past 3 years
• Your assets are below the asset limit

Do you have a low income? Then you can receive an allowance to participate in social, cultural and sports activities. If you receive a benefit, you can apply for this allowance digitally by clicking on the button below. This will take you directly to the digital environment of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. You log in with DigiD. Then you can submit your application. 

Social participation scheme applications

Are you not receiving Social assistance benefit? Then you can call 14 070 to arrange your application. You apply for the scheme through the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. Therefore, choose option 2.

Requirements

• After you apply for the scheme, you will receive our response within 8 weeks 
• You are registered in Wassenaar. If you are also applying for your child he or she must also be registered in Wassenaar
• Your income is up to 130% of the social assistance standard and your assets are below the asset limit
• Health make sure you keep supporting documents of the expenses you incur. You may be subject to spot checks afterwards

Fees

Please note that at maximum income of 110% you will get 100% of the amount. At maximum income between 110% and 130% you will receive 50% of the amount if you have a live-in child up to 17 years old. The reimbursement is a maximum of €205 per person. 

The municipality will discontinue the municipal policy as of January 1, 2026. This means that you must switch to a new health insurance policy before December 31, 2025. Alternatively, you can remain insured with Menzis without the municipal policy. In that case, you do not need to take any action.

The new High Healthcare Costs Regulation

From July 1, 2026, you can apply for the new High Healthcare Costs scheme. The scheme is for residents with an income of up to 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them. And who, in 2026, incur €300 or more in healthcare costs that are not reimbursed by their health insurance. They will receive a cash payment from the municipality.

From January 1, 2026, you will find more information about the Requirements the scheme on the municipality's website.

The allowance

• Residents with an income of up to 110% of the social assistance standard applicable to them will receive a subsidy of €300.
• Residents with an income between 110% and 130% of the social assistance standard applicable to them will receive a subsidy of €150.

Request

From July 1, 2026, you can submit an application for the high healthcare costs scheme. Your application may also cover healthcare costs incurred between January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026. 

The individual income supplement is for people who have a low income for an extended period of time. You receive this benefit if you have no prospect of improving your income.

View more information about the individual income supplement.

If you are unable to pay the assessment, even through a payment plan, you can ask for a waiver.

Learn more about municipal tax forgiveness.