Request a wheelchair
What is it?
The municipality can help you if you are no longer able to get around independently, for example due to illness, disability, or old age. The municipality will work with you to find a solution. In certain cases, you may be eligible for a wheelchair or modifications to your wheelchair.
How does it work?
During a home visit, a VraagWijzer consultant will discuss with you the problems you experience in getting around. Sometimes it is immediately clear that a wheelchair is necessary. Sometimes it is not entirely clear and it is necessary to seek independent medical advice. It may also be concluded that you can first use a temporary wheelchair from a loan center. We call this a provisional provision. In that case, the consultant will provide you with further information on how you can arrange this yourself.
The wheelchair provision can be supplied in the form of care in kind. This means that a provider with whom the municipality has a contract supplies the provision. This can be a manual or electric wheelchair for occasional or permanent use. Or an adjustment to an existing wheelchair.
You can also choose to arrange the provision yourself. In that case, you will receive a sum of money (called a personal budget).
You do not have to pay a personal contribution for a wheelchair.
What should I do?
- You can contact VraagWijzer by calling 0487 790 790. You can also send an email to info@vraagwijzerwmw.nl.
- You report your problem.
- A VraagWijzer consultant will make an appointment with you for a meeting at your home. During this meeting, your problem will be discussed in more detail and a possible solution will be sought together with you.
- You will receive a report (personal support plan) which you sign, add any comments, and return to VraagWijzer.
- This means that you have immediately submitted a request if the report states that the solution must be provided by the municipality (or if you have indicated that you disagree with the solution proposed in the report and believe that the municipality should provide a solution to your problem).
How long will it take?
After you have registered with VraagWijzer, your report will be processed as soon as possible. There are currently waiting times. You will have to wait longer than usual. After receiving the report, which includes the application for a municipal solution, you will be notified as soon as possible whether you are eligible for this.