Does someone close to you need care? Then you help: out of care, but often also necessity. This is quite normal for most people. Even if that care becomes so extensive that we speak of informal care: long-term help for a family member or friend with a chronic illness, disability or other care needs. There are more than five million informal carers in the Netherlands. Our partner Senior Service can offer a solution for them. How? You can read that in this blog.
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Informal care next to your work
As much as you like it, you often spend a lot of time and energy caring for a loved one. That can be very tough. Especially if you still work next door. That is why collective labor agreements often contain agreements for informal carers, enabling them to better combine their work and care tasks. For example about flexible deployment and working hours. So check your collective labor agreement and terms of employment carefully to know what applies to you.
Do not forget about these arrangements
There is no general reimbursement for informal care. However, you can often rely on certain schemes or reimbursements:
• Some municipalities help informal carers with a travel allowance or parking permit. Check with the municipality in question whether they have such an arrangement.
• Can't the person you care for use public transport independently? Then you can get one at Argonaut Apply for an OV-Bezorgenkaart.
• Does your child living at home need intensive care? Then you can go to the Social Insurance Bank apply for extra child benefit.
• Some health insurers offer additional reimbursements for informal care assistance. Check the policy conditions of your health insurance to find out whether you can make use of this.
• People who need intensive care can receive a personal budget for the care they receive. This can also be used for a fee to you.
Senior Service is happy to support you
De Unie has been working for years with Senior Service, the informal care organization in the Netherlands. They have a lot of knowledge about living at home for longer and know exactly what it takes. Not only in attention and support, but also in the laws and regulations to fund this. Senior Service provides employees who support you, your parents or your loved ones in daily life. As a member of De Unie you can also apply for a Senior Service membership free of charge.
More information
Read more about caregiving assistance Senior Services. And do you have questions about the member benefit? Then please contact us. Our Service Center can be reached every working day from 8.30:17.00 am to XNUMX:XNUMX pm via sc@unie.nl en (0345) 851 963.
