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Do you need household help

You can seek (paid) household help in your own area. You can also use a laundry service for your laundry, a meal service for your food or a supermarket delivery service for your groceries.

Do you have a care indication under the Long-Term Care Act (Wlz)?

Do you have an indication under the Long-Term Care Act (Wlz)? Apply for household help at the Friesland Health Care Office (opens in new tab). Household help is a form of ‘Long-term care’.

Is this not the right solution for you?

In that case, you may be able to get household help under the Social Support Act (Wmo). Contact MIEP Huishoudservice and Thuiszorg Het Friese Land. Together, they organise household help for the City of Leeuwarden. You can apply for household help via the HbH Leeuwarden (opens in new tab) website or call 058-2337777. MIEP Huishoudservice and Thuiszorg Het Friese Land help you find pinpoint what support you need. You pay a personal contribution for a facility under the Wmo.

Would you like to buy household help yourself with a Personal Care Budget (PGB)

Submit your application online (opens in new tab) (you will need DigiD). Are you unwilling or unable to apply online? Download and complete the Wmo Application Form (opens in new tab) and fill in. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.

You can find more information about the personal care budget on the Personal care budget (PGB) Wmo page.

What happens next?

  • A local authority employee will call you within 6 weeks of your application.
  • A telephone interview or home visit will follow to discuss your situation.
  • You will look for a suitable solution together.
  • You will be informed within 2 weeks of the interview whether you can be given household help via a PGB.
  • If there are many applications, this may take longer. We will inform you of this.

Support under the Social Support Act (Wmo) costs money

The local authority pays a large part of these costs. Some of the costs you pay yourself. We call this a personal contribution towards the costs.

Do you already have household help under the Wmo

For questions, reporting a change or extending your household help, please contact your own help organisation.

You can contact MIEP Huishoudservice:

You can contact Thuiszorg Het Friese Land:

Have you bought household help yourself with a PGB?

If so, you can contact the local authority:

  • For questions about PGB, please call the local authority on 14058.
  • To report changes in your PGB, fill in a change form.
  • To extend your help via a PGB, you should notify the local authority.

How do I submit a report to the City of Leeuwarden?

Submit your application online (opens in new tab) (you will need DigiD). Are you unwilling or unable to apply online? Download and complete the Wmo Application Form (opens in new tab) and fill in. Send the form by post to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.

Other possible solutions

You will find more information the Wmo page. For example, information on:

Do you have any other questions?

Contact the City of Leeuwarden.