Rent allowance 2024
From 2024, the basic rent in the housing benefit will be reduced by €34.67 per month. This is in fact the personal contribution. Because the part of the rent above the basic rent is reimbursed 100% in most cases, most tenants with housing benefit will actually benefit by €34.67 per month1. Your housing benefit for 2024 will be slightly higher. The government wants to support purchasing power with this. That is why everyone will receive a new calculation. You can receive a maximum of €36.60 extra housing benefit over the whole of 2024. The amount of housing benefit depends on your income, rent, age and assets.
Make a test calculation to see if you can get rent allowance. You can do this at www.belastingdienst.nl
You can still apply for the rent allowance for 2023 until September 1, 2024.
You can apply for the rent allowance for 2024 until September 1, 2025.
If you already received rent allowance in 2023, you do not need to apply again in 2024. You will automatically receive the allowance, as long as you meet the conditions for rent allowance.
Important to know
Can I get rent allowance?
Not everyone who rents can get rent allowance. To qualify, you must not earn too much. The rent may not be too high, but also not too low. View the most important conditions below.
To be eligible for rent allowance, you must meet at least the following conditions:
- You are 18 years or older.
- You rent an independent living space.
- You are registered with the municipality at your home address.
- You have Dutch nationality or a valid residence permit.
- Your (joint) income is not too high.
The rent is not too high and not too low. And the (joint) assets are not too high. (See the tables below.)
The income of other people in your home usually counts.
If you have a benefit partner or co-residents, their income also counts.
In addition to your income, holiday pay and alimony also count. Do you have children living at home with an income? Then a portion does not count.
Children living at home
For children up to 23 years of age living at home, only income above
€5,970 will count in 2024. Are you applying for rent allowance? Please report your child's entire income. Student finance does not count.
My allowance partner
Your spouse or registered partner is your allowance partner.
Co-resident
A co-resident is someone who is part of your household. And who is registered at the same address with the municipality. For example, your child, a parent or someone else who lives with you.
Someone is using my address as a postal address
Is someone registered at your address with the municipality, but only as a postal address? Then that person is not your co-resident.
Your assets may not be too high
You may also not have too many assets, such as savings. Each resident may have a maximum of €36,952 on 1 January 2024. Partners may have a maximum of €73,904 together. A private holiday home and green investments also count as assets. A car for personal use does not count as assets.
Do you have too much capital on January 1, 2024?
Then you are not entitled to rent allowance for the entire year. Are you already receiving rent allowance?
Do not stop your rent allowance yourself, but report the assets to the tax authorities. You can do this online with My benefits under 'Report changes'. Select 'Something changes in the assets'. The tax authorities will then stop paying your rent allowance. Always report changes as soon as possible; you can also do this by telephone. See the end of this article.
Amounts of the maximum assets for rent allowance in recent years:
Year I do not have a benefit partner I have a benefit partner Co-residents
2024 € 36,952 € 73,904 together € 36,952 per
co-resident
2023 € 33,748 € 67,496 together € 33,748 per
co-resident
2022 € 31,747 € 63,494 together € 31,747 per
co-resident
You can get rent allowance if your calculated rent is not too high (not higher than the rent limit). See below the rent limits of the past years.
Rent limit if you or one of you is between 18 and 23 years old
the residents are 23 or older.
Or if you have a resident child.
Year Rental Limit Rental Limit
2024 € 879,66 € 454.47
2023 € 808,06 € 452,20
2022 € 763,47 € 442,46
Do you want to know how much rent allowance you can get? Then make a trial calculation.
How is the rent allowance calculated?
When calculating the rent allowance, the calculated rent is used. The calculated rent consists of the basic rent plus the service costs.
Where can I find these amounts?
The basic rent and your service costs are usually stated in your rental contract or in the letter about the annual rent increase.
Service costs
Special rules apply to service costs for rent allowance. There are 4 categories:
- service costs: cleaning costs for common areas
- energy costs for common areas
- caretaker costs
- costs for service and recreation areas
You must state the actual costs, but with a maximum of €12 per category. So you can include a maximum of €48.
Example:
You pay the following costs Actual costs Notifiable costs
Cleaning common area € 15 € 12
Energy costs common areas € 11 € 11
Costs for service and recreation areas € 18 € 12
Total €44 €35
My rent has become too high, can I keep my allowance? Does your rent exceed the maximum rent limit due to a rent increase? But did you previously receive rent allowance for that home? Then you retain the right to rent allowance. We call that acquired right. You must still meet all other conditions for rent allowance. You will not receive rent allowance for the part of the rent that exceeds the rent allowance limit.
IMPORTANT:
Have you lost your rent allowance in the past while you had acquired rights? Perhaps that was unjustified. Then contact the Tax Telephone . They will help you further.
You can lose the acquired right.
For example, if your assets or (joint) income become too high and you are therefore no longer entitled to rent allowance. You can only receive rent allowance again if your rent falls below the rent allowance threshold and you meet all the conditions for rent allowance.
When does my rent allowance start?
The rent allowance starts on the 1st of the month. Are you not registered on the 1st of the month? Then the rent allowance will only start the following month.
Report changes
Do you receive rent benefit and has something changed in your life? Your income changes or the composition of your household, for example. This has consequences for your benefit. You must report changes in your situation to the tax authorities within 4 weeks.
Below are a few examples
Your assets for rent allowance
In 2024, you may have a maximum of €36,952 in assets to receive rent allowance. Do you have an allowance partner? Together with your allowance partner, you may have €73,904 in assets. A co-resident may not have more than €36,952 in assets.
Do you have a child aged 18 or older living at home? This child counts as a co-resident and may therefore have a maximum of €36,952 in assets.
But do you have a child living at home who is younger than 18? Then the assets of this child count towards your assets.
Examples of co-residents
- Your assets on January 1, 2024 are €35,000. Your allowance partner has on that
date €20,000 in his bank account. Then you can receive rent allowance, because your combined assets are no more than €73,904.
- Your assets on January 1, 2024 are €10,000. Your resident mother (she is a co-resident) has €40,000 in her bank account on that date. Then you are not entitled to rent allowance because the assets of your co-resident are too high.
Do children's assets count?
Do you have a child aged 18 or older living at home? This child counts as a co-resident.
Is your child younger than 18? Then the assets of this child count towards your
assets.
Do you and the other parent no longer live together? Then your assets count
minor child usually only participates for half.
Examples of resident children
- Your assets on January 1, 2024 are €25,000. Your resident child of 18 years old has €9,000 in his bank account on that date. Then you are entitled to rent benefit because your assets are not higher than €36,952 and neither are your child's.
- Your assets on 1 January 2024 are €30,000. Your resident child aged 17 has €9,000 in his bank account on that date. In that case, you are not entitled to rent allowance because your assets together with those of your child are higher than €36,952.
Do you have a benefit partner or a co-resident for only part of the year?
Then their assets do not count.
Example
On 1 January 2024, you have assets of €20,000. In March 2024, someone will move in with you. This co-resident has assets of €40,000. Because you do not have a co-resident the entire year (not in January and February), you do not have to include this asset for 2024. We will therefore only calculate your allowance using your assets. The assets of your allowance partner will be included from 1 January 2025.
Too much power?
Do you have too much capital on 1 January? Then you are not entitled to any allowance for the entire year. Not even if your capital falls below the maximum capital later this year. You will only be able to receive rent allowance again next year. Do you now receive rent allowance? Then contact the tax authorities as soon as possible.
Tip
Will your assets decrease after January 1? Report your new assets to the tax authorities by using My Benefits. You will then automatically receive the following year
housing benefit if you are entitled to it.
Will your assets increase after January 1?
Then you are still entitled to rent allowance this year and you do not need to do anything now. Your assets will count towards the rent allowance again next year.
Report your new assets to the tax authorities using My Benefits. The tax authorities will then automatically stop your rent allowance next year if you are no longer entitled to it. This prevents you from having to pay back benefits later.
So many tenants, so many situations
Are you not yet 18? Do you have AOW? Are you not Dutch? Does someone with a disability live in your home? Are you unsure whether you should include service costs? Or are you in a special situation?
If you have any questions, you can always call the tax authorities.
Tax Telephone: 0800-0543 (free)
Call this number with questions about taxes and allowances. And to make an appointment.
Are you calling from abroad?
Then call: +31 555 385 385.
Always keep your citizen service number (BSN) at hand.
Do not call the Tax Telephone on expensive 0900 numbers.
You can also find information on the websites listed below.
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