What is special assistance?
If you have little income, you can sometimes get extra assistance from the municipality for special expenses. For example, if your refrigerator is broken. You can apply for special assistance from the municipality where you live. You have to apply for it yourself. Or you can ask someone to help you.
You get special assistance only if the rules apply to you.
Read more about special assistance here.
Questions and Answers
Did you come to the Netherlands alone before your 18th birthday and have a question?
Themes
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Wellbeing
Health, stress, doing fun activities or sports. -
Income
Everything about money. About earning money, money concerns, allowances, and more. -
School and work
Learning the Dutch language, choosing an education, future, student finance (DUO), work, applying for jobs. -
Living
Living in a shelter (COA, Nidos), own home or room, moving, rights and obligations, neighbors and housemates. -
Support
Family, meeting Dutch people, buddy or host parent, social network, relationships. -
Procedures
Asylum procedure, family reunification, integration, turning 18 (and everything you need to arrange), what if you receive a negative decision?
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Do you have a problem and don't know how to solve it? Do you just want to talk to someone?
Or email info@samah.nl
"I often feel sad and lonely. What can help me feel better?"
"I am afraid of all the changes that will happen when I turn 18. Who is going to help me?"
