Unclaimed benefits & grants in Netherlands
70 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 13 of them pay out automatically; the other 57 need an application.
70
Programmes
37
Human-verified
10
Categories
EUR
Currency
Business & self-employment 7Education & training 5Work & employment 7Energy & utilities 6Family & children 11Health & care 9Housing & rent 3Income support 17Tax relief 15Transport 10
Income support
17 income support programmes
Social Assistance Benefit (minimum income support via municipality)
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Verified
Special Assistance (one-off municipal payment for exceptional necessary costs)
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Verified
moreLocked
Tax relief
15 tax relief programmes
Self-employed Deduction and Starter's Deduction (income tax deductions for entrepreneurs)
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Verified
General Tax Credit (reduces income tax for all taxpayers, phased out with income)
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Not human-checked
moreLocked
Family & children
11 family & children programmes
Child Budget (income-tested child supplement on top of kinderbijslag)
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Verified
Child Benefit (universal quarterly child allowance)
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Verified
moreLocked
Transport
10 transport programmes
Student Travel Product (free or discounted public transport for students)
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Not human-checked
Disabled Parking Card (EU-wide parking permit)
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Not human-checked
moreLocked
Health & care
9 health & care programmes
Healthcare Benefit (contribution to health insurance premium)
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Verified
Long-term Care Act (24-hour care for people needing permanent supervision or care)
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Not human-checked
moreLocked
Work & employment
7 work & employment programmes
Unemployment Benefit
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Verified
Sickness Benefit (income during illness without employer wage payment)
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Verified
moreLocked
Business & self-employment
7 business & self-employment programmes
R&D Tax Credit (reduction of payroll tax for research & development)
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Verified
Energy Investment Deduction (extra profit deduction for energy-saving business assets)
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Verified
moreLocked
Energy & utilities
6 energy & utilities programmes
ISDE Subsidy (heat pump, solar boiler, insulation, home battery for homeowners and landlords)
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Verified
Energy Saving Loan (low-interest loan for home energy measures)
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Not human-checked
moreLocked
Education & training
5 education & training programmes
Student Finance: Basic Grant
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Verified
Supplementary Grant (income-tested top-up to student finance)
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Verified
moreLocked
Housing & rent
3 housing & rent programmes
Rent Benefit (rent allowance for low-income tenants)
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Verified
National Mortgage Guarantee (lower interest rate and safety net for buyers)
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Verified
moreLocked
Regions covered: Amsterdam · Den Haag · Gelderland · Noord-Brabant · Noord-Holland · Rotterdam · Utrecht · Zuid-Holland. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.