The Deadline to Apply for Allowances for 2024 is September 2nd, The Allowance Service Warns. Especial Self-Employed People and Newly Retired People Are Missing Out On Allowances, While They Sometimes Are Entitled to Hundeds of Euros per Month.
The Healthcare Allowance, Rent Allowance and the Child-Related Budget for 2024 Can Still Be Applied for Until September 1st. Each Allowance must be applied for separate. The Financial Support Automatically Continues Into The Current Year.
Allowances are intended to financial support people with lower Incomes, but not everyone applies. In July, The Allowance Service Sent 200,000 letters to People who Could Still Apply for Healthcare Allowance for 2024. There May Be Even Entitled People.
Shame and the Fear of Filling Something in Incorrectly Are Reasons to Refrain from the Financial Support. One in Ten People who can Receive an Allowance do not Apply for it. In 2021, 1 Billion Euros from the Allowance Service Remained on the Shelf, Calculated the Central Planning Bureau (CPB).
The Deadline to Apply for Childcare Allowance is not September 1st. For this Allowance, Parents Must Apply Within Three Months After Their Child First Went to Daycare. Those who contact the allowance service later are likely to miss out on money.