1 — Read the requirements to check whether you qualify.
2 — Go to the application form and fill in the questions. Have the following to hand: the signed employment contract, your organisation’s Chamber of Commerce number, and the Chamber of Commerce number of the self-employed professional now employed by you.
3 — You’ll receive a confirmation of your application by email.
4 — Within 14 days you’ll hear from us by email whether your application has been approved, rejected, or whether we need additional information from you. If your application is approved, you’ll immediately receive instructions on how, what and when to claim.
5 — Is your application approved? Then you’ll receive the stimulansbonus (a bonus to encourage you to make the move) of €1,000. This amount is transferred at the start of the following month to the bank account number you entered on the application form. You don’t need to do anything for this.
6 — Four weeks after the application period ends (this period is stated in your approval email), you can claim the contribution towards salary costs. Instructions on how to claim are in your approval email. You have 12 weeks to claim. We’ll send you one reminder by email that you can claim.
7 — Submit your claim following the instructions.
8 — You’ll receive a confirmation of your claim by email. Within 3 weeks the amount will be transferred to your account.

Based on the SBI code you’re registered with at the Chamber of Commerce. Check the SBI target group list to see which codes qualify.

Unfortunately not. The target group is based on what Statistics Netherlands (CBS) defines as the cultural and creative sector. It’s also possible that you’re registered under the wrong SBI code. See below for what you can do in that case.

Contact the Chamber of Commerce to find out whether a change is possible. If your new SBI code appears on our list, you can then submit an application.

Yes, as long as you, as the employer or client, are part of the target group.

Yes, but no later than two months after the date of your application.

No. The scheme is intended for self-employed business owners registered with the Chamber of Commerce. Freelancers hired through a payroll company do not fall under this.

With a contract for services, or with quotes and paid invoices.

As long as there is budget available. If you have any questions about this, send us an email.

You’ll receive a one-off stimulansbonus (a bonus to encourage you to make the move) of €1,000, paid out at the start of the following month. In addition, you’ll receive a contribution of 20% of the salary costs, for up to 12 months. The amount is determined when your application is assessed and does not change after that.

The employee’s gross salary, excluding holiday pay, allowances and other salary-related arrangements.

If the actual salary costs turn out to be more than 10% lower, the contribution will be adjusted downwards. If the salary is higher, no new calculation will follow.

Yes. It is not possible to submit an application through an intermediary or authorised representative.

You can claim after the application period ends, by submitting payslips covering that period. Your approval email explains exactly how this works. You have up to 12 weeks after the application period ends to submit your claim. After that, the option expires.

Yes, but you can’t submit a single application for multiple employees at once. Fill in a separate application form for each employee. You can’t submit multiple applications for the same employee.

The signed employment contract and your organisation’s Chamber of Commerce number. We also need the Chamber of Commerce number of the self-employed professional now employed by you.

Your organisation’s account number.