Types of care support

• Care in kind – You often cannot choose who comes to help. An advantage is that you do not have to arrange the care yourself. You also do not have to keep any administration. 
• Personal budget – You can choose who helps you and when. You do have to sign a contract with that person or organization yourself. You also have to make a schedule and do the administration yourself.

First, it must be clear what care you need exactly. If that is clear, you can apply for a pgb. This can be done in various places:

• A personal budget from the Social Support Act (Wmo) You can apply for this at the municipality of Utrecht.
• A personal budget from the Youth Law (Jw) you can apply at the neighborhood team in your neighborhood. 
• You can apply for a personal budget under the Long-term Care Act (Wlz) at CIZ. 
• For a personal budget under the Health Insurance Act, you can contact your health insurer.

Yes, that is possible. Two examples: 

• You apply for personal care and nursing. You arrange personal care via a pgb. For nursing you use home care (care in kind).
• One of your parents goes to day care via ZIN. In addition, your parent has a pgb for personal care and household help.

Yes, with both schemes you contribute if you are eighteen or older. How much you have to pay depends on the support you receive. You can find more information about this on the website of the Central Administration Office (CAK). 

Also look at:

• Coping with illness
• Informal care
• Help with household chores