Municipalities implement a number of schemes for the lowest income groups that are the same everywhere, such as (special) assistance and remission of local taxes. In addition, they devise their own schemes, sometimes in collaboration with surrounding towns. An anthology from the offer throughout the Netherlands at the moment:
insulation subsidy, white goods scheme, subsidy to the food bank, discount scheme for meals, ‘fashion check’, toy bank, PC allowance for internet subscription, allowance for homework assistance, child and breakfast scheme, voucher for energy-saving measures, discount on housing costs, social handyman team, energy coaches, bicycle scheme, VVV gift card in December, shopping pass, reimbursement for sports and culture, emergency fund to prevent eviction or energy cut-off, compensation of deductible health insurance, compensation for the chronically ill, reimbursement of disabled card fees, free swimming lessons for A diploma, free ID card for children, free menstrual products, free half-days for toddler care , contribution to childcare, provision of meals, free calls to authorities, energy loan for making a home more sustainable, contribution to diftar and sewage charges, energy emergency fund.