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title: "Do you qualify?"
date: 2025-11-10
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description: "Do you meet the rules? Use this checklist to apply the requirements for an informal care dwelling to your situation, including the criteria for medical confirmation and location."
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This checklist helps you determine whether you qualify for an informal care dwelling. Since 2024, the conditions are regulated under the **Omgevingswet**. Municipalities may apply additional local rules in their environmental plan. Some municipalities also offer alternative options such as pre-care dwellings or generation homes.

## The informal care situation

* **Care need:** You must have a demonstrable, **long-term care need** that requires daily proximity to the caregiver [^1].  
* **Support:** A caregiver must be actively involved in **your daily support**, such as general household tasks, physical care, use of (medical) equipment, or other forms of personal assistance.

### Medical confirmation

* **Proof:** Written confirmation of the care need is required. This must be issued by an **independent GP, community nurse**, or another qualified care professional.

### Duration and current necessity

* **Current necessity:** The care need must exist at the time of application, or be demonstrably expected within the near future (for example, in the case of a progressive condition).  
* **Sustainability:** The care situation must **not be temporary** or solvable without adjustments.

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### Location and spatial requirements

* **Plot:** The dwelling must be placed on **the same plot** as the main residence (the caregiver’s home).  
* **Placement:** Placement must comply with the rules for **associated structures** as applied under the **Omgevingswet** [^2].  
* **Dimensions:** The dwelling’s size, height, and distance from property boundaries must meet national rules for permit-free construction or fall within the municipal environmental plan.  
* **Permit:** The dwelling remains permit-free as long as it meets all conditions, including the informal care relationship.

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Before 2024, these rules were covered by the **Besluit Omgevingsrecht (BOR)**, which has since been replaced by the **Omgevingswet**.
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### Dwelling type and use

* **Self-containment:** The dwelling must contain its own facilities such as sanitation, sleeping area, and entrance, and is intended for **one household** within the care relationship.  
* **Temporality:** The dwelling is only allowed for as long as the care situation exists. When the situation ends, the dwelling must be removed or modified.

## Deviations and local arrangements

Municipalities may set additional requirements or offer more flexible options in their **environmental plan**:

* **Pre-care dwellings:** For situations where a care need is expected within the foreseeable future but is not yet acute.  
* **Other living arrangements:** In some municipalities, broader living forms such as **family homes** fall under customized rules or specific spatial plans.

[^1]: [Link](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/mantelzorg) - **Rijksoverheid**
*Informatie over mantelzorg*

[^2]: [Link](https://omgevingsloket.overheid.nl/) - **Rijksoverheid**
*Regels voor bouwen en bijbehorende bouwwerken*
<br>[Link](https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0037885/2025-07-01/0) - **Wetten.overheid.nl**
*Omgevingswet (consolidatie)*
