Subsidies and schemes

Early retirement scheme (RVU)

If you employ staff, you can arrange for your employees to retire before state pension age. Such arrangements can also be made in some sectors for specific groups of workers. For instance because they...

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)

Does you company or sector have to make large numbers of people redundant? You may be eligible for aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). You help the dismissed employees find a...

Group Assistent Childcare Subsidy Scheme

Do you run a childcare centre? Under the Group Assistent Childcare Subsidy Scheme you may be able to get a contribution towards a group assistent's wage costs. This subsidy is only available for...

Labour costs compensation (LKV) for employing older or disabled persons

Do you have a company in the Netherlands and do you take 1 or more people into employment who have difficulty finding work? For instance people over the age of 56 and on unemployment benefits, people...

Lifelong learning credit

Would you (or your employee) like to take a study programme, but are you no longer eligible for student finance? You may qualify for a lifelong learning credit (Levenlanglerenkrediet). You can use the...

Maternity allowance for self-employed professionals (ZEZ)

Are you a freelancer/self-employed professional based in the Netherlands and pregnant? You are entitled to an allowance during pregnancy or after childbirth under the Maternity Benefit Scheme for the...

Sickness and disability benefits for first responders (emergency workers)

Does your organisation employ emergency workers (first responders)? Then your employees are entitled to benefits in a number of situations. If an emergency worker is missing or killed as a result of...

SLIM subsidy for staff development

Do you run an SME? And do you want to invest in your personnel’s expertise, growth, and development? Or do you want to train your personnel in a socially key sector, such as care, childcare, or...

Subsidy for modifying a workstation

Do you run a company in the Netherlands and do you want to keep or hire an employee who is ill or disabled? In order to do so, you may have to modify the workplace. For example by installing a...

Substance-related Occupational Diseases compensation (TSB)

Have you become ill due to working with hazardous substances? If so, you can apply for a one-off allowance from the Dutch Institute for Victims of Occupational Diseases due to Hazardous Substances...

Support by job coach

Do you run a company in the Netherlands and do you employ a sick or disabled person who needs coaching? Or do you offer a potential employee a trial placement? You can apply for a subsidy to use a job...

Trial placement unemployed or people partially fit for work

Are you an employer in the Netherlands and do you want to hire someone who is unemployed or partially fit for work? If you are not sure this person is suitable for the job, you can offer them an...

Unemployment benefit (WW) for inclement weather

Do you run a business in the Netherlands and does inclement weather prevent your employees from working? You can apply for a temporary unemployment benefit for them. This is possible during severe...

Unemployment benefit during short-time working

If you run a business in the Netherlands and you have not enough work for your staff due to exceptional circumstances you can apply for a short-time working (werktijdverkorting, WTV) permit. This...

Wage dispensation for employment of disabled workers

Do you want to hire an employee in the Netherlands who receives a Wajong benefit or an IVA-benefit? In some cases you are allowed to pay less than the minimum wage. You can apply for temporary wage...

Subsidy Scheme for practice based learning

Attention: temporarily closed

Would you like to offer work-based learning or practical learning opportunities? The Subsidy Scheme for practice based learning (Subsidieregeling praktijkleren) may offer you compensation for the...

Subsidy scheme for practice-based learning third learning pathway

Attention: temporarily closed

Do you want to offer work-based learning or practical learning opportunities to intermediate vocational education (mbo) students in the third learning pathway (derde leerweg)? You can apply for a...

Subsidy scheme for the employment of status holders (SOWIS)

Attention: temporarily closed

Do you want to employ one or more asylum seekers with a residence permit (status holders)? Or did you recently hire them? And do you want to organise activities to reduce the differences in language...