Income Allowance

You will receive in 2025

• 990 euros if you are married or cohabiting and have children aged 12 to 17
• 750 euros if you are married or live together without children or with children under 12 years old
• 675 euros if you are a single parent
• 525 euros if you are single

• You live in the municipality of Tilburg
• You are 21 years or older and you are not yet entitled to a pension or AOW
• You have lived in the Netherlands for the last 5 years
• You do not receive any compensation for study costs (Study Financing Act)
• You have not received an individual income supplement in the last 12 months, not even from another municipality
• You have been living on an income at social assistance level for 60 months (5 years)
• You have little assets (savings or possessions)
• You have not received a 100% measure on your benefit in the last 12 months
• You are currently not in detention

If you have a partner, these conditions also apply to your partner.

If you have not received an individual income supplement in the past 12 months, you can apply for the supplement immediately with your DigiD. Have the following to hand:

• income data of the last 5 years of you and your family
• bank statements of the last 3 months, of all accounts
• annual statement(s) last year
• provisional decision by the Tax Authorities (if you have filed a tax return with the Tax Authorities)
• personal data partner and child(ren)

Applying for individual income allowance > 

Volunteers from Home Administration are happy to help you apply for the income supplement. Come to the office without an appointment. consultation hours in one of the community centers near youDon't forget to bring your DigiD, mobile phone, and any documents required for the application.

You'll hear within eight weeks whether you'll receive the benefit. This will take effect from the moment we receive your application and all your documents.

The municipality often needs to request information from the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV). This can delay your response. Once you've been determined eligible for the benefit, the money will be in your account within two weeks.

With an income up to 110% of the social assistance standard, you may be eligible for the income supplement. As of July 1, 2025, these amounts are:

You cannot derive any rights from these amounts. The municipality will calculate whether you are entitled to the scheme.

To calculate your income (and that of your partner), you add up all the income for one month.

Add up

• Income from work or benefits (without holiday allowance)
• Pension, alimony/maintenance contribution
• All other income
• For married couples: the General Tax Credit Tax Credit (IB/PVV) for the least-earning partner
• As a single parent, do you receive a child-related budget? Then you count €290 per month as income. The amount above that is not counted as income.

Don't count

• Energy allowance or a contribution for energy costs from the national emergency fund
• Rent allowance, healthcare allowance or housing allowance
• Special wellfare
• Child support
• Part of a Child Budget: €290 is counted as income, the amount above that is not.
• Personal budget with which you purchase care

Have you received a rejection and disagree with it? Then you can object within 6 weeks (DigiD required).

Fill in the objection form >