Subsidy for home insulation

• Facade insulation
• Floor insulation
• Ground insulation
• Attic/loft insulation
• Roof insulation from the inside or from a flat roof
• External roof insulation
• HR++ glazing/HR++ triple glazing, insulated frame panel or an insulated door

You are already eligible for a grant for one insulation measure. The insulation measures must be carried out after 1 January 2024. The work must be completed by 31 December 2026.

Additional conditions for external roof insulation and cavity wall insulation

This is because we want to protect animals, such as bats, that may be nesting in your home during the insulation work. The additional conditions are:

• Most importantly, you should choose an insulation company that works with the ‘nature-friendly insulation’ method. A list of suitable companies has been drawn up for this purpose. For more information on this, visit the Nature-friendly insulation website.
• This insulation company follows the natural calendar. That means you cannot have the measures implemented in every month. You will also find the nature calendar on the Nature-friendly insulation website.
• Your property will first be rendered free of animals. The animals must be able to leave safely before the insulation work begins. This is what the insulation company does.
• For these measures, only a certain number of houses per neighbourhood may be insulated per calendar year. The insulation company knows which neighbourhoods are already ‘full’.
• You must live in a property with a terrace or garden on the ground. A flat, for example, is not suitable.

This is a temporary measure. We are working on a plan to ensure that sustainability goes hand in hand with the protection of these animals.

• You own and live in the home in the City of Leeuwarden.
• Your house has energy label D, E, F or G. Or your house has at least 2 building parts that are not or are poorly insulated: the floor and foundation, the facade (including cavity wall), the roof and the attic/loft floor, the windows and doors.
• Your home has a maximum WOZ value of €268,000 (reference date January 1, 2022).
• You can use this grant once per address/household.

The insulation measures you carry out or commission must meet a number of conditions. For all measures, the material must be on the notification code list of the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO). You can find these notification code lists on the website of the RVO. This concerns normal homes. For listed buildings, see the annex to the subsidy scheme on the Overheid.nl website (local).

Roof or attic or loft floor insulation (with notification code)

• At least 20 square metres of the existing roof will be insulated. Or if the attic or loft is unheated, at least 20 square metres of the area of the existing attic or loft floor will be insulated.

Facade insulation (with notification code)

• At least 10 square metres of the existing area of the interior or exterior wall is insulated.

HR++ glazing/HR++ triple glazing, insulated frame panel or an insulated door (with notification code)

• At least 8 square metres of the existing area will be replaced. A minimum area of 3 square metres applies to monuments.

Floor or ground insulation (with notification code)

• At least 20 square metres of the area of the existing floor or ground will be insulated.

You can apply for a maximum grant of €2,150. For a listed building, this is a maximum of €2,500.
Do the measures implemented cost less than this amount? Then you can apply for a maximum of the total amount of the measures. If you use bio-based insulation material, you can increase the grant by 10 per cent to a maximum of €200.  This applies to normal and listed houses.

Do you want to do more to your home and are on a low income? The City of Leeuwarden has another grant.

• Grant under Friese Plus by the Province of Friesland
  Low-income residents can apply to the Province of Friesland for extra money to insulate their homes. This extra money is called ‘Friese Plus’. This grant is only available if you have also received the local authority home insulation grant. The grant is for the same measures and is in addition to the local authority grant if the cost of the measures is higher. You can receive a maximum of €2.500 per home. The Friese Plus is not for people who do the work themselves. Duurzaam Bouwloket administers this Friese Plus grant on behalf of the Province of Friesland. You will find more information about this facility and its conditions on the website duurzaambouwloket.
• Subsidy scheme for energy-saving housing measures
  This Grant for energy-saving housing measures is subject to the additional condition that you have a low gross income (not exceeding €48,625 a year). You may be able to take advantage of both subsidies, enabling you to make your home even more sustainable.

What is a low income under the Friese Plus?

• For a single person: less than €25,350 a year, gross (income in 2023).
• For a married/cohabiting couple: together less than €35,908 per year, gross (income in 2023).

How do you apply for Friese Plus?

1. First apply for the ‘Insulation of your own home’ grant from the local authority.
2. The Friese Plus is for the same insulation measures for which you received the ‘Insulation of your own home’ grant. You cannot later apply for the Friese Plus for other measures.
3. You can additionally apply for the Friese Plus if you spend more than €2,150 on insulation.
4. Do you want to apply for a grant? If so, go to the duurzaambouwloketwebsite.

Hand in the following documents with your application:

• A quote with your name, address and place of residence on it.
• A description of each insulation (and ventilation) measure completed.
  • The name of the insulation material used.
  • The number of square metres per measure insulated.
  • The notification code of the material used. If not known: all insulation values of the materials used.

Are you going to make the house more sustainable yourself? In that case you must submit:

• A plan containing the work to be carried out.
• A description of each insulation (and ventilation) measure completed.
  • The name of the insulation material used.
  • The number of square metres per measure insulated.
  • The notification code of the material used. If not known: all insulation values of the materials used.
• An overview of the expected costs.
  • You can only receive a subsidy for the costs of the materials, not for your own hours.

Download and complete the Application form Home Insulation Grant Scheme. Send the form to the City of Leeuwarden. You can also hand it in at the Town Hall.

Return the claim form you received after your application and enclose the invoices. This should be done within four weeks of receipt of invoices for insulation measures.

Have you made your home more sustainable yourself? Then also attach the invoice (receipt) or contract for the materials purchased. This contains your name, address and place of residence.

Contact the City of Leeuwarden. Or you can drop by at the Meedenkpunt at the city hall from 1.00 – 4.00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

The following regulations can be found on the website Overheid.nl (local):

• Home insulation grant scheme City of Leeuwarden.