Conditions for the healthcare benefit
These are the conditions for you and your possible benefit partner: 1. You are 18 years of age or older and you have compulsory Dutch healthcare insurance. Healthcare insurance is compulsory if you work in the Netherlands or do a paid internship here. You are also eligible for healthcare benefit if you are registered with the CAK. If your partner has no Dutch healthcare insurance, only you will be entitled to the healthcare benefit. Students are not eligible for the benefit if they only have a non-compulsory student insurance. 2. Your (combined) income and capital are not too high.3. You have the nationality of an EU country, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland or Switzerland. Are you from another country? If so, you need a valid residence permit or work permit.
Applying for benefits yourself
You can apply for the healthcare benefit yourself. Information about how to do this can be found below
