Study allowance
Are you a student and have a medical disability? Then you may be entitled to a study allowance from the municipality. The study allowance is a kind of extra income. You get to decide what you spend it on.
When can I apply for study allowance?
You may be entitled to the study grant if you:
- lives in Zoetermeer (and is registered at the address where you live)
and - cannot work alongside your studies due to illness or disability
and - study grant (WSF) or a tuition and school cost allowance (WTOS) receives
and - does not receive WAJONG benefits.
How does that work, study allowance?
If we give you the study grant you will get it as long as you meet the conditions. (Those are the 4 points listed in the previous piece of text). We pay the study allowance per month.
How much study grant can I get?
This is on the Assistance Standards page. If you click on the link you can see the amounts.
It doesn't matter if you (or your parents) have savings.
Do you also get an internship allowance while studying?
If you get an internship allowance while studying, sometimes you are still entitled to (part of) the study allowance.
- Is the study allowance less than €215.75? Then you will receive the full amount of study allowance to which you are entitled.
- Is the study allowance more than € 215.75? Then the part that is higher than € 215,75 will be deducted from the study allowance. You will then receive less study allowance.
An example:
You will receive an internship allowance of €250.00. That is € 34.25 higher than € 215.75. So you will get € 34,25 less in study allowance.
Study Allowance Application
When will I know if I will receive study allowance?
You will receive a letter from us within 8 weeks telling you whether you are entitled to a study allowance. We call this a decision. This decision then also states how much study allowance you will receive from us.
If your application was not complete, it may take longer and we will ask if you want to provide more information or supporting documents to us.
Useful to know
On the website BerekenUwRecht you can find out if there are more schemes in Zoetermeer to which you may be entitled.
Objecting
Do you disagree with the municipality's decision? Then you can object within 6 weeks.