Subsidy Scheme for Owner-Occupied Housing Approach (SEWA) Arnhem

The SEWA grant is a grant scheme for a number of areas in the districts of Geitenkamp, Presikhaaf, Klarendal, Arnhemse Broek and Malburgen. In these areas addresses have been selected that may be eligible for the subsidy. To be eligible for this subsidy, at least 2 insulating measures must be able to be carried out at your homes.

As of Feb. 1, 2024, the subsidy scheme has been adjusted and improved by, for example, offering free in-home advice and personal assistance.

Terms

The renewed SEWA grant scheme is subject to the following conditions:

• Your owner-occupied home is in the address list.
• The house was built before 1983.
• The WOZ value of your home falls within the national affordability limit (€ 390,000 in 2024).
• You are owner/occupier or owner/lessor of the property.
• You have a housing plan prepared by a consulting firm hired by the municipality.
• You can and do implement at least 2 major insulation measures from this housing plan.

Individual or collective approach

For the SEWA subsidy, an individual or collective approach applies. With both approaches, you will receive free guidance and advice on which insulation measures are best for you. You will also receive support in applying for and justifying the subsidy. The advisors who guide you are chosen by the municipality.

• With an individual application, you choose your own contractor to carry out the measures on your premises.
• With a collective application, you join a collective insulation offering on your street.

Support further consists of the following services:

• Creating a housing plan that includes the 2 most important insulation measures for your home.
• Grant application assistance.
• Assistance in applying for any loan.
• Grant accountability assistance.
• Assistance with any ISDE subsidy application.
• Assistance in applying for a valid energy label (NTA 8800) after operations.

Working individually with SEWA (individual approach)

The individual approach is for homeowners who want to have their home insulated with a contractor of their own choosing. A consultant appointed by the municipality will prepare a housing plan for you and help with the application. From this housing plan, you choose at least 2 measures to insulate your home.

Roadmap

You take the following steps if you meet the requirements:

1. You are eligible for SEWA and apply for free advice and support.
2. An energy consultant will visit you and prepare a housing plan for you.
3. You request quotes and collect the necessary documents.
4. You apply for SEWA grants for a minimum of 2 chosen measures.

For detailed information, visit the website of Energieloket Arnhem.

Request

You can apply for grants for the individual scheme below.

Grant application

Working together (collective arrangement)

The collective approach offers homeowners the opportunity to work with their street or neighborhood to insulate homes. A consulting party appointed by the municipality will prepare a personalized housing plan for you based on the type of home. The consulting party helps you with advice, support and implementation of the measures. This includes applying for the SEWA and ISDE subsidies.

The collective approach applies to:

• Streets where housing corporations will insulate their rental properties. Homeowners can take advantage of the insulation measures performed by the same contractor as the housing corporation.
• Streets or residential blocks with similar type of condominiums where the same insulation measures can be taken.

The municipality of Arnhem determines in which streets a collective approach is started. If an initiative arises in your neighborhood, we will inform you personally. You can then register with this initiative.

For detailed information, visit the website of Energieloket Arnhem.

Owners association (VvE).

Is your property part of an association of owners and do you want to do it yourself? Then we ask you to record the permission of your CoE via the form Declaration of Consent of Owners Association (pdf, 63 kB). An Owners' Association can also make its own joint application if the Owners' Association is responsible for measures such as roof, floor and wall insulation.

Sign up can be done via email address sewa@arnhem.nl.

Contact

Do you have questions about the individual or collective subsidy scheme? Please contact Energieloket Arnhem via telephone number 088-5254110 or send an e-mail to sewa@arnhem.nl.