• You have 1 or more children below the age of 18.
• You receive Dutch child benefit. Or you contribute towards the living expenses of your child.
• Your (combined) income and capital are not too high.
• You have the nationality of an EU country, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland or Switzerland. Are you from another country? In that case, you need a valid residence permit or work permit.

You can apply for the healthcare benefit, rent benefit and supplementary child benefit for a certain year up to 1 September of the following year. You may, for example, apply for a benefit for 2024 until 1 September 2025, and you can apply for a benefit for 2023 until 1 September 2024.

Online application:

• You need a DigID
• You need to know Dutch or have google translate on your device
• Visit: Mijn toeslagen

Setting up an appointment for making an application at a service point:

call 0800 – 0543: Tax information line for residents (free calls from the Netherlands)

You only need to apply for a benefit once.

As long as you meet the conditions, the benefit will be paid to you each year.

However, you should notify us of any changes in your situation. Or discontinue the benefit if you are no longer entitled to it.