Participation scheme

• You are a resident of the municipality of Tilburg.
• You (together with your partner) have a net income of up to 120% of the social assistance level. Under 'How much income and assets can I have?' the amounts are stated.
• You (together) do not have more assets than allowed (for example, a car or savings).

Did you receive the Participation Scheme in 2024?

Then wait with your application until 10 January 2025. The municipality will first check whether you will automatically receive the Participation Scheme. If you have not received a letter about the Participation Scheme on 10 January, then apply for the scheme yourself. The municipality will then not have been able to determine whether you still meet the conditions.

The Participation Scheme 2025 can be applied for from 1 January (DigiD login required). The department will immediately check whether your partner and children living at home up to the age of 18 will also receive a budget.

Apply for Participation Scheme >

We will ensure that you receive an answer within 8 weeks. The municipality checks your income data. Sometimes we need additional information. Then we will contact you.

For help with the application you can go to the consultation hour of the Home Administration.

Add up all your income for one month (and that of your partner).

Add up

• Income from work/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
• Do you receive a child-related budget as a single parent? Then you count €282 per month as income. The amount above that does not count 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-related budget: €282 counts as income, the amount above that does not.
• Personal budget with which you purchase care

Each family member can spend a budget worth 143 euros on one of the 1200 activities (147 euros in 2025). If the activity costs more, you pay the rest yourself. If the activity costs less, you use the rest for another activity. View the offer on T-Helpt >

To exchange budget, you go to the provider with proof of identity and customer number. Do not forget the customer number, because the provider needs it to look up your data. The number is in the letter you receive from us and can be found at My Church under My Participation Scheme (Login DigiD required).

1. Make a choice the offer on T-Helpt/Participation Scheme
2. Grab your passport, driver's license or identity card and the customer number
3. Go to the provider and say you want to use the Participation Scheme
4. The provider checks your data
5. If you use more than 147 euros, you pay the rest yourself. Done!

The budget is valid until 31 December. Don't pass it up, because you can't carry budget to the next year or exchange it for cash.

Yes, of course! Log in to My Church (DigiD required) and look under My Participation Scheme to see:

• how much budget do you have left
• what you used your budget for and
• what is your customer number

Also from your family members who have received the Participation Scheme. Children aged 18 or older living at home must log in with their own DigiD.

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