Study allowance

You qualify for the study allowance if you:

• Are 15 years of age or older
• is entitled to student loans or a contribution
• Has no or little equity
• cannot earn extra income alongside your studies due to a structural medical disability

You must meet a number of Requirements to be awarded the study grant:

• You are structurally unable to make income alongside your studies as a direct result of an illness or disability;
• You must receive study financing under the Student Finance Act 2000 (WSF 2000) or receive an allowance under the Education Contribution and School Costs Allowance Act (WTOS);
• You must not be entitled to benefits under the Wajong.

Structural medical limitation.A medical limitation can be either physical or mental. A social limitation, for example providing informal care, does not count.A medical limitation is structural if no improvement in the medical limitation can be expected within a foreseeable time, for example within 3 years. The municipality may ask for a new medical opinion after those 3 years to determine whether your situation has changed.

No asset and income limits.There is no longer an asset limit for entitlement to Study Allowance. Nor does income in principle stand in the way of entitlement to Study Allowance.

However, it is important to indicate if you have income from employment or self-employment. This will enable the municipality to assess whether you are structurally unable to earn income alongside your studies.Students who receive study allowance and who receive income from an internship as part of their studies will retain part of their entitlement to the study allowance.

No age limit.There is no age limit for entitlement to Study Supplement. This means that minors may be entitled to Study Allowance.Payment of Study Allowance.The municipality pays the Study Allowance on a monthly basis. The payment lasts as long as you meet the Requirements . Therefore, there is no maximum time limit for awarding the Study Supplement.

You can download the application form individual study allowance, complete and submit:

• by e-mail to gemeentehuis@kerkrade.nl
• Drop off at the City Office, Markt 33, Kerkrade

• completed and signed application form
• the documents requested in the application form

• You will be notified within 8 weeks whether you will receive the study allowance. The municipality may extend this period because the form is not fully completed, documents are missing or the investigation needs more time.
• The message you receive will also tell you how much allowance you will receive and whether it will be paid to you in 1 lump sum, or monthly.

Objecting

Do you disagree with the municipality's decision? Then you can object within 6 weeks.

The (minimum) amount of the study allowance is by age category:

• 21-year-olds and older: €334.34
• 20-year-olds: €267.47
• 19-year-olds: €200.60
• 18-year-olds: €167.17
• 17-year-olds: €132.06
• 16-year-olds: €115.34
• 15-year-olds: €100.30

Release of internship allowance and assets

Students who receive a study allowance and who receive income from an internship as part of their studies retain partial entitlement to the study allowance. If the internship allowance exceeds €197.15, the portion that exceeds €197.15 will be deducted from the study allowance. 

The student's or parents' assets do not affect the study allowance. 

National and local laws and regulations :

Participation Act, article 36b