Supplement rent or healthcare allowance

How does it work?

When can you ask for a supplement?

• You have a (supplementary) partner;
• You or your partner has benefits from UWV, SVB or an insurer and may also have a very low income from work; and
• the other was born after 1962 and has no income or a very low income; and
• Together, you may have additional Social assistance benefit.

What to do?

You can apply for the supplemental rent and/or healthcare benefit using your DigiD.  

For a digital application click please use the link below:

Kerkrade | Application compensation benefits municipality of Kerkrade | Login DigiD

If you prefer a paper application form? please print out the form below and mail it to:

To the College

Postbus 600

6460 AP Kerkrade

What should I bring?

Data submission:

 Year 2022:

• Copy of valid ID;
• The final order from Service Surcharges with the amount to be recovered from 2022 and 2023;
• The 2023 Order of Recovery from Service Surcharges for the year 2022.
• The annual statements and final income tax order of all income sources of the applicant, partner and, in the case of rent allowance, any children and co-residents.

Year 2023:

• Copy of valid ID;
• Submit pay stubs and/or benefit statements for the last three months from the effective date;
• All decisions related to benefits for 2023. Consider all preliminary decisions for 2023;
• Information about the living situation (children, other co-residents and the age of all). This information is important for rent subsidy purposes.
• Rent statements for 2022 and 2023 showing the bare rent and service charges; the first covers the year 2023 and the second covers the first half of 2024.