Residential Facilities

What is it?

If an illness, disability or old age prevents you from using your home normally, the municipality can help you. For example, by improving the accessibility, access and use of your home. This help from the municipality is called a housing facility.

How does it work?

What help the municipality gives depends on what is the best solution for you. First of all, the municipality considers whether you can solve your problem yourself. You can, for example, get help from family, housemates, friends or acquaintances. Furthermore, the municipality also looks at whether a general assistance service can help you.

If these options do not apply to you, the municipality may give you individual help. For example, in the form of:

  • modifications to your home
  • A sum of money to move to another home
  • A sum of money so that you can pay for a home modification yourself
  • An aid for your home such as a hoist, for example

The municipality may request a contribution towards the costs from you. The CAK determines the amount of the contribution based on your income, assets and any other facilities you receive.

What to do.

  • You contact the municipality's Wmo counter.
  • You have a conversation with the municipality about your situation.
  • You indicate what you need help with.
  • Following this conversation, an examination follows. Is the result of this investigation that a housing facility is indeed the best solution for you? Then you can apply for this at the municipality.

How long does it take?

  • After you report to the municipality, the college has 6 weeks to investigate.
  • You will receive a report on the results of the investigation and the solution the municipality intends to offer you.
  • Then you can submit an application. You will be notified within 2 weeks of the application.