Living allowance for refugees from Ukraine
As a Ukrainian refugee in the Netherlands you are entitled to a living allowance. Laborijn provides the allowance for the municipalities of Doetinchem and Aalten. Do you, as a Ukrainian refugee, live in the municipality of Doetinchem or Aalten? Then you can apply for a living allowance at Laborijn.
Since 1 February 2023, the rules regarding the living allowance have changed.
The amount of the living allowance
The amount for food depends on the size of your family. The more people in your family, the lower the amount per person. The amount for clothing and personal expenses is increased to € 56.12 per person per month. Are you taken care of privately, for example by a host family? Then you will also receive an extra housing allowance of € 93 per person per month.
In the table below you will find the amount of the living allowance per month from 1 February 2023:
Size of family |
Eating allowance |
Clothing |
Extra allowance for private care |
1 or 2 persons Adult or unaccompanied minor Minor |
€ 215,06 € 178, 36 |
€ 56,12 € 56,12 |
€ 93 € 93 |
3 persons Adult Minor |
€ 171,99 € 142,57 |
€ 56,12 € 56,12 |
€ 93 € 93 |
4 or more persons Adult Minor |
€ 150,45 € 124,97 |
€ 56,12 € 56,12 |
€ 93 € 93 |
Work and living allowance
If someone aged 18 years or older works or starts working, the living allowance of the whole family will be stopped from now on. This also happens if someone aged 18 or older receives a benefit from the Dutch government, for example unemployment benefit or a disability benefit.