Additional benefits and income

You may qualify for other benefits or income on top of your orphan’s benefit, or after your orphan’s benefit has stopped.

Child benefit is available to all children up to the age of 18. Guardians or carers can claim child benefit.

If you require care as a result of an illness or a disability, you can claim a personal care budget. If you are a minor, your guardian or carer can claim it for you.

If you are entitled to child benefit, you may also be entitled to child budget. Your guardian or carer can claim child budget for you.

If you are 18 or older and you live in rented accommodation, you may be entitled to rent benefit from Dienst Toeslagen.

If you are 18 or older, you are required to take out health insurance, and you may be entitled to healthcare benefit paid by Dienst Toeslagen.

Foster parents may be entitled to a foster care allowance. For more information, you should contact your municipality (gemeente).

Ask your municipality whether you are entitled to support under the Social Support Act (Wmo ) or youth services.

You may be entitled to an orphan’s pension from the company pension fund of your last parent. You should contact the company pension fund to find out whether this is the case.