News item | 7/17/2023 | 07:04
Minister Carola Schouten for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions is making 70 million euros available from the European Social Fund (ESF+) for training and guidance for people to improve their position on the labor market. Training and development funds and social partners can submit applications from the beginning of October.
The subsidy is intended for people who have difficulty finding or keeping a job. This may concern, for example, job seekers, status holders and displaced persons from Ukraine, people without further education or people who have a low income from work. The projects are aimed at providing training and guidance. In addition, employers can receive a subsidy for wage costs if they hire and train someone on welfare. The money may also be used to support people outside their work, such as housing, care, finances and physical and mental health.
Apply for a grant
Training and development funds (O&O funds) and social partners can apply for a subsidy from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment until the end of January 2024. The Netherlands has about a hundred T&D funds within the various sectors of the labor market. Applications are assessed in order of receipt. These are projects with a maximum duration of two years, in which the European Social Fund pays 40% of the costs and the applicant party finances 60%. Within all projects, attention must be paid to promoting equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
More information about the subsidy scheme can be found on the ESF+ website as of today.