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Do you need home help?

You can seek (paid) home 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. 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 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 Home Help yourself with a Personal Care Budget (PGB)?

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

What happens next?

A local authority employee will call you within 6 weeks of receiving your application. The employee will first ask for more information about your situation. This can be done through a telephone interview or a meeting at your home. A solution is sought together with you. The local authority will let you know within 2 weeks of the interview whether you can be given Home Help via a PGB. You pay a personal contribution for a facility under the Wmo.

 

If there are many applications at once, it may take a little longer. The local authority will inform you of this.

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:

  • By telephone: 0111 410 009
  • Email to: info@miep.nu

You can contact Thuiszorg Het Friese Land:

  • By telephone: 0900 8864
  • Email to: info@thfl.nl

Have you bought household help yourself with a PGB?

For questions, to report a change or to extend your home help, please contact the local authority.

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

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

Submit your application online (you will need DigiD). Are you unwilling or unable to apply online? Download and complete the Wmo Application Form 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.