Dutch Legislation

Chapter 3

in force

General assistance

Participation Act (Participatiewet) (Participatiewet) · Articles: 22

Section None

General assistance

19 Article 19

Without prejudice to paragraph 2.2, the single person or the family is entitled to general assistance if:

19a Article 19a

In this paragraph, a cost-sharing co-resident shall be understood to mean the person aged 27 or older who has his principal residence in the same…

20 Article 20

For interested parties younger than 21 years of age without dependent children, the norm per calendar month, if it concerns:

21 Article 21

For interested parties aged 21 or older but younger than the pensionable age, the standard per calendar month, if it concerns:

22 Article 22

For interested parties who have reached the pensionable age, the norm per calendar month shall be, if it concerns:

22a Article 22a

If the interested party of 21 years of age or older has one or more cost-sharing co-residents, the norm per calendar month for the interested party…

22b Article 22b repealed
23 Article 23

In the event of a stay in an institution, the standard per calendar month shall be, if it concerns:

24 Article 24

For spouses of whom one spouse has no right to general assistance, the norm for the entitled spouse is equal to 50% of the norm that would apply to…

25 Article 25 repealed
26 Article 26 repealed
27 Article 27

The Municipal Executive may set the norm, referred to in Articles 20 and 21, at a lower level insofar as the interested party has lower general…

28 Article 28

The Municipal Executive may, for an interested party who has recently terminated participation in education or vocational training, set the standard…

29 Article 29 repealed
30 Article 30 repealed
31 Article 31

Resources shall include all assets and income components available to or which can reasonably be accessed by the single person or the family…

32 Article 32

Income shall be understood to mean the resources taken into account on the basis of Article 31, insofar as these:

33 Article 33

If income in kind is taken into account, the value thereof shall be determined at the amount sacrificed therefor by the interested party.

34 Article 34

Assets shall be understood to mean: