Personal budget (pgb) and Care in kind (Zin)

Are you applying for Wmo? Then you can let us know how you want to pay for this care, usually through Care in kind (Zin) and in exceptions through a personal budget (pgb). Below you can read about the differences.

Care in kind (Zin)

Do you opt for Care in kind (Zin)? Then you will receive care from a provider with whom the municipality has a contract. The municipality will arrange and pay the care provider. You should take the following into account:

  • The municipality orders the aid or device to be provided.
  • You borrow the device from the municipality (this is called loaning).
  • The municipality will arrange for the maintenance and repair of your device.

Want to know which providers have a contract with the municipality for in-kind care? For more information, visit the webpage: Overview of Service Providers.

Personal budget (pgb)

Do you opt for help via a pgb? Then you will receive an amount via the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) with which you can arrange your own help with a care provider. For example, household help or an aid such as a mobility scooter. You should take the following into account:

  • Afterwards, you must explain how you spent the amount. Among other things, you must show the original invoice for the help you bought.
  • If you have money left over, you must pay it back to the municipality.
  • Regiotaxi cannot be in the form of a pgb.

Look for the amounts of pgb at:

More information about pgb?

Check the Per Saldo website , the national association of people with personal budgets.

More information about the policy rules for pgb can be found under Policy personal budget.

Own contribution

For the Wmo, a co-payment is required for a pgb and for care in kind. There is no co-payment for the Jeugdwet.

A co-payment is a monthly amount of money you pay to the Central Administration Office (CAK). We call this a subscription fee. CAK calculates how much fee you have to pay. This depends on:

  • Your income and assets (e.g., savings, investments and second home).
  • Your age.
  • How many people your household consists of.
  • The type of care you receive.

For more information, visit the CAK | Own contribution website .

Youth services funded through a Personal Budget

The municipality has contracts with many youth care providers to deliver youth care services. This is youth care provided in kind. It is also possible to receive youth care in the form of a personal care budget (PCB). The rules for youth assistance based on a personal care budget are set out in the Zoetermeer Youth Assistance Regulation 2025. For personal care budgets, we distinguish between formal and informal assistance. The rates for formal and informal assistance differ. The rates for personal care budgets are set out in the Detailed Rules on Rates 2026 for Personal Care Budgets under the Youth Act in Zoetermeer.