The municipality writes this to the municipal council in a letter about the ‘broad approach to poverty and debt counseling’. The Customized Regulation on Consumer Goods came into effect at the beginning of this year. It replaces the White Goods Scheme. This was abolished because, according to the municipality of Assen, there was too little room for customization, so that residents could not always be optimally helped or supported.
According to the municipality, there is more room for customization in the new scheme. “This scheme may also include applications for goods that fulfill an important function in a household, such as white goods, bicycles, TVs or laptops. The list is deliberately not definitively established, because we do not want to exclude goods in advance,” the municipality said. know before.
Last year, 68,000 euros were budgeted for the scheme. The college of mayor and aldermen thought they could manage with a similar amount this year. But it seems that that needs to be revised, as 185 applications have been submitted until June 23. “The vast majority of applications are still for white goods, but customization is also provided,” according to the municipality.
If the municipality looks at the applications based on the applications, it may not be possible this year with the available budget. “Because there is always a peak in the number of applications at the beginning of the calendar year, we cannot draw this conclusion yet. We will monitor the expenditure until September 1 and then reconsider whether the budget will be sufficient,” the municipality writes.