Work and Income Newsletter (September 2024)
In this newsletter, you can read all about (new) developments and opportunities in the areas of work, income, assistance with making ends meet and/or debts, and other support from the municipality.
Welfare benefits and the 13th month
Do you work while receiving benefits? If so, you will earn a wage. You will accrue holiday pay each month from your wage. Sometimes, you also accrue a year-end bonus, also known as a 13th month. We take your holiday pay and year-end bonus into account when calculating your benefits.
Year-end bonus
Do you receive a year-end bonus? If so, your employer pays this out either monthly or in one lump sum in December. It is most convenient to have it paid out monthly. You can arrange this with your employer. This way, we can immediately calculate the correct amount of assistance you will receive each month. If you receive your year-end bonus in one lump sum in December, we can only calculate the correct amount of assistance at the end of the year. We will then settle it with your assistance payments in the following months.
Do you have any questions? Ask your income consultant.
Report income and changes online
From October 15th, you can manage your benefits online via the municipality's website. You will need your DigiD to do this.
What can you arrange yourself?
- Fill in your income form
- Fill in your change form
From October 15th, a section called 'My Income' will be available on the municipality's website. You will receive more information about this at home soon.
In the near future, you will be able to apply for a scheme or special assistance via the website. You will also be able to submit your request for assistance to the Area Team via the website, for example, about work, income, care, education, daytime activities, or youth assistance.
Do you have difficulty arranging your affairs via the website?
You can still submit your income and changes to us on paper.
Wool Weaving Workshop
Would you like to work on yourself? Come to the 'Wolwêzen' training!
Well-being is the extent to which someone feels satisfied and good about their life. During the training, we look at talents, qualities, personal growth, nutrition, resilience, trust, and self-confidence.
Purpose of the training
The purpose of the training is to improve your health and well-being and, from there, dare to take new steps towards personal happiness. Participants experience - despite differences - also similarities with each other, which allows them to support each other. The training creates a group in which participants encourage each other to improve their well-being.
Participation is free!
The training consists of seven meetings, every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Glinstra State in Burgum. A new training starts in March and September. The training is free!
Take a course via Fryslân werkt
Would you like to take a short course or retrain and gain work experience? While keeping your benefits. Then read on:
Courses
If you are looking for a (new) job, taking a course or training program can help you. Fryslân Werkt offers many different options, and you can even retrain completely. Together, we will explore what the best choice is for you. Fryslân Werkt is happy to help you! You can find all the training programs on the website.
For more information, visit: Opleidingen - Fryslan Werkt.
High healthcare costs? Supplemental health insurance
Do you have a low income and high healthcare costs now or in the near future? And are you insured with De Friesland? Then it may be useful for you to take out the additional health insurance AV Frieso Compleet.
Allowances
This additional insurance offers coverage for physiotherapy, glasses and/or lenses, dental costs, and full coverage for orthodontics (braces) for insured individuals under the age of 18. The municipality pays part of the premium.
Switching is possible until the end of the year
Are you not yet insured with De Friesland? Between November 13 and December 31, 2024, you can switch to another insurer.
Visit Gezondverzekerd.nl – Security through your municipality for more information about the reimbursements and how to apply for insurance.
Sam& for all children
School supplies, sports, music and swimming lessons, celebrating a birthday or a school trip. It seems normal for all children in the Netherlands, but not every parent can afford it. Children aged 4 to 18 from families with little money can still participate in all kinds of activities at and around school through 'Sam& for all children'. Would you like to know if this is possible in your family? Then take a look at Sam& for all children and start an application!
Do you have any questions?
If so, please send an email to: friesland@samenvoorallekinderen.nl
Food Bank Tytsjerksteradiel
Are you having trouble making ends meet? And is it not always possible to buy enough food and drinks? Then the Food Bank is ready to help you. Whether you receive help from the food bank depends on how much money you have left over each month for groceries and clothing. They will calculate that for you.
More information
You can find more information and a registration form on the Voedselbank website: www.voedselbankt-diel.nl. You can also call: 0511 - 402484 or email: bestuur@voedselbankt-diel.nl.
First aid for financial worries
Are you behind on paying your rent, insurance, water, gas or electricity? Then we will receive a signal of this. This is laid down in law. We then offer our help. We will then send a letter or call you. In this way we want to help you prevent a small arrears from becoming larger. We call this First Aid for Financial Worries. The help is free.
Our help
How we can help depends on your situation and what you want. For example, we can clearly list your income and expenses for you, or see if you can save money, for example, by using allowances or schemes. You can find more information on That Applies to Me.
See First Aid for Financial Worries | Municipality of Achtkarspelen for more information.