Housing facilities
What is it?
If you are unable to use your home normally due to illness, disability, or old age, the municipality can help you. For example, by improving the accessibility, access, and use of your home. This assistance from the municipality is called a housing facility.
How does it work?
During a home visit, a VraagWijzer consultant will discuss with you any problems you are experiencing in using your home. They will investigate whether you can solve the problem yourself with the help of family, friends, and acquaintances, for example. They will also investigate whether a general assistance service could help you and whether moving to another, more suitable home is an option for you. They will also look into whether certain aids are available for purchase in regular stores (e.g., hardware stores), such as grab bars, raised toilets, etc. If so, you can purchase these yourself.
Sometimes it is immediately clear that residential care is necessary. Sometimes it is not entirely clear and it is necessary to seek independent medical advice.
If it is clear that residential care is necessary, this could include, for example:
- improving access routes
- remove barriers
- renovating a kitchen or bathroom
- installing a stairlift
- install a shower/toilet chair or hoist.
Housing can be provided in kind. This means that a provider with whom the municipality has a contract provides the housing.
You can also choose to arrange the facility yourself. In that case, you will receive a sum of money (called a personal budget). For extensive home modifications, such as an extension, different rules apply. For example, a modification plan must be drawn up, quotes from several contractors must be submitted, etc. Regardless of the facility in question, you will always be informed about the procedure by the VraagWijzer consultant.
A personal contribution is payable for residential care. The CAK ( ) determines the amount of this personal contribution based on your income and assets and any other benefits you receive.
Would you like to make adjustments to your home so that you can continue to live there as you get older? For example, by creating a bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. The Future-Proof Living Loan makes it possible for you!
What should I do?
- Please contact VraagWijzer at 0487 790 790.
- You can also send an email to info@vraagwijzerwmw.nl. Please state your question in your email. If necessary, provide additional explanation.
- A VraagWijzer consultant will make an appointment with you for a meeting at your home. During this meeting, your question will be discussed in more detail and a possible solution will be sought together with you.
- You will receive a report (personal support plan). Sign the report and add any comments you may have. Then return the report to VraagWijzer.
Does the report state that the municipality must provide a solution? Or have you indicated that you disagree with the solution proposed in the report and believe that the municipality should provide a solution to your problem?
By returning the report, you have immediately submitted an application.
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.