Netherlands Temporary Support Tender

Have you received much less income due to COVID 19 and are you having problems paying your rent mortgage and other fixed costs Then you may be able to call on the Temporary Support for Necessary Costs also known as TONK. Please note the scheme has now been extended see infographic belowFor whomYou are eligible for TONK if you meet these conditionsDue to the corona measures you currently have much less income than before the corona crisis. The TONK scheme is therefore not only intended for entrepreneurs but also for for example flex workers employees with a zero-hour contract or people in paid employment who can work fewer hours or have been made redundant.You are the owner or main tenant of your home.You are not entitled to another scheme such as an allowance from the UWV or unemployment benefits or you still have too little income with these schemes to pay the housing costs.You will not receive a housing allowance or rent allowance.You have insufficient funds to pay the necessary costs. It is about available funds. For example cash money in the savings account of yourself and your partner and the value of investments. We only look at the resources that you can access immediately not at for example the surplus value in an owner-occupied home or the value of a car or caravan or money that is tied up in a pension scheme.Are you an entrepreneur and do you have a Tozo benefit Then the TONK can be a supplement to this.Amount of the TONK and maturityThe TONK has retroactive effect from 1 January to 30 June 2021. The amount of the TONK benefit depends on the ratio between your necessary housing costs and your current income. Depending on your situation you can receive a one-off 1500 or 3000.PerformanceThe municipalities are responsible for the implementation of the TONK. The TONK is carried out for the Kempen municipalities of Bergeijk Bladel Eersel Oirschot and Reusel-De Mierden by the Social Services department in Bladel.