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 home has energy label D, E, F or G.
  • Does your home not have an established energy label? If so, at least two of the following existing building parts must be uninsulated or poorly insulated: the floor and floor, the facade (including cavity wall), the roof and attic/loft floor, 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.

• 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.

For more information, go to the Subsidy Scheme for energy-saving housing measures page. This subsidy scheme has the additional condition that you have a low income (no higher than €48,625 gross per year) The same conditions apply to the energy label and maximum WOZ value of your home. You may be able to take advantage of both subsidies, enabling you to make your home even more sustainable.

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.

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

• Home insulation grant scheme City of Leeuwarden.