You can easily check whether you are eligible for the home insulation grant and how much you might receive using the grant check.
Conditions
- This grant is only available to homeowners who live in their own homes.
- Your WOZ value may not exceed €625,000 if your property is situated within a built-up area. Do you live outside a built-up area? In that case, there is no maximum WOZ value. Please note: this applies to the reference date of 1 January 2022.
- Your home has an energy rating of B, C, D, E, F or G. Does your home have a rating of B or C?
In that case, your home must have two or more poorly insulated or uninsulated parts to be eligible for the grant. If your home does not have an energy performance certificate, it must have two or more poorly insulated or uninsulated parts. - Properties built after 1995 are not eligible for a grant. Even if a property complies with the 1992 Building Regulations, it is still not eligible. This is because the property is so well insulated that it does not qualify as a poorly insulated property.
- The grant is awarded once per property. Has a municipal grant for home insulation already been awarded for that property? If so, the property is not eligible again.
- Are you an owner-occupier in a Homeowners’ Association (VVE)? If so, you are not eligible for a grant for measures that you have carried out yourself.
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Insulation requirements
- The measure is applied to the existing thermal envelope. The thermal envelope is the insulating layer on the outside of the house.
- No grant can be awarded for new-builds or extensions. Nor is a grant available for a detached or built-in garage, shed or a new dormer window.
The insulation values and minimum surface area requirements set out below apply to the insulation measures:
| Isolation measure | Minimum value measures | Minimum area requirements |
| Roof, loft or attic floor insulation | Rd ≥ 3.5 m²K/W | 20 m² |
| External wall insulation | Rd ≥ 3.5 m²K/W | 10 m² |
| Cavity wall insulation | Rd ≥ 1.1 m²K/W | 10 m² |
| Floor or ground insulation | Rd > 3.5 m²K/W | 20 m² |
| Replaced with HR++ glass | HR++ glass
Window frame panels or doors: Ud: <1.5 W/m²K |
3 m² |
| Replacement with triple glazing | Triple glazing
Window frame Uf: <1.5 W/m²K Window frame panels or doors Ud: <1.0 W/m² |
3 m² |
Ventilation systems (always carried out in conjunction with one of the measures listed in the table above):
- Mechanical ventilation: replacing the fan with an energy-efficient model fitted with a CO₂ control system
- Installing a local heat recovery unit with CO₂ control
- Installing a ventilation grille above windows with CO₂/humidity control
- Installing balanced ventilation
Non-subsidised materials
- Insulation measures involving the use of UF foam are not eligible for a grant.
- DIY enthusiasts are not eligible to purchase glass or window frames. Furthermore, for DIY enthusiasts, only insulation materials that are installed from the inside are eligible for a grant. Examples include roof and wall insulation. Finishing materials such as plasterboard, MDF boards and timber are not included among the eligible materials.
Do you have a smaller home, which means you cannot meet the minimum space requirements?
Please contact subsidiewoningisolatie@apeldoorn.nl.
Property in a owners’ association
Are you an owner-occupier in a homeowners’ association? If so, you may also be eligible for a grant.
Additional terms and conditions:
- Does your property not have an energy performance certificate, or does it have an energy performance certificate rated B or C? If so, you must demonstrate that your property or the owners’ association building has two or more poorly insulated or uninsulated structural elements.
- You must be able to prove that you are the owner of the part of the building where you are carrying out the insulation work, by means of a deed of division.
- You must provide written consent confirming that the board of your owners’ association agrees that you have had, or are going to have, insulation work carried out.
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If you meet the criteria, you will be eligible for a grant. The amount you receive will depend on your income and whether you and your neighbours work together to install insulation.
Amounts:
- Income below 150% of the social minimum: a €6,000 grant and assistance with insulation
- Income exceeding 150% of the social minimum: a €1,000 subsidy, with the option of assistance with insulation
- Income above 150%; apply jointly with neighbours: €1,500 grant, option for assistance with insulation
Below you can see how much 150% of the social minimum applies to your situation (excluding holiday pay):
| People who have not yet reached state pension age | Net amount in euros |
| Single person / single parent | € 2.022,74 |
| Married or cohabiting – both under the state pension age | € 2.889,60 |
| People who have reached state pension age | Net amount in euros |
| Single | € 2.261,96 |
| Married or cohabiting | € 3.100,95 |
You can easily check whether you are eligible for the home insulation grant and how much you might receive using the grant check.
Read more about the terms and conditions and frequently asked questions here
- By working together with your neighbours, you will receive an additional €500 grant per household.
- To apply for the Neighbourhood Bonus, you must apply for the grant together with two or more neighbours in the same or an adjacent postcode 6 area (a total of at least three addresses).
- You can do this by requesting a joint quotation. The invoice may be issued jointly or by address.
- Once the insulation work has been carried out, the neighbours must each submit an application for a grant within one month of one another.
Each neighbourhood will receive a grant of up to €1,500 provided all the conditions are met. You can easily check this using the grant check tool.
As well as the general terms and conditions, there are a number of things to bear in mind if you’re going to do it yourself.
What materials can I buy at the DIY store using the DIY grant?
You can only apply for a DIY grant for insulation that you install on the inside of your home.
Insulation material
- Roof insulation;
- Floor insulation;
- External wall insulation, internal cladding;
- Attic floor or floor insulation.
Supplementary materials
- Slides:
- Climate film (this is used with bio-based or conventional insulation materials)
- Vapour barrier film (this is used with standard insulation materials)
- Vapour barrier (this is used in damp areas such as bathrooms)
- Tapes: airtight tape, heat-seal tape;
- Ventilation: ventilation slats, ventilation grilles;
- Tools: insulation knife or saw, etc.;
- Fixing materials: staples, clamps, screws and wall plugs;
- Protection: dust mask, safety goggles, etc.
What do you need to provide with your application?
- The receipts/invoices for the materials you have purchased, on which you tick the items you believe can be claimed.
- Proof of payment showing that you have paid for the vouchers.
- The number of square metres you have insulated.
- Photographs taken before, during and after the insulation work, with at least three per insulation measure.
Please note: If you are planning to insulate a building, this may have adverse consequences for (protected) animal species. Disturbing or harming animals and their nests is prohibited under the Environment Act. This Act therefore also protects animal species that live in buildings. For some types of work on buildings, an ecological survey must therefore be carried out and a permit applied for. To assist you, Apeldoorn Council has drawn up a Species Management Plan (SMP). You are welcome to make use of this. Read more here about insulation and protected species.