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Local Insulation Grant Drenthe

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Private homeowners in Drenthe can take advantage of a provincial subsidy scheme for insulating their homes. The subsidy is provided from the municipality.

How much subsidy can you receive?

The grant will reimburse 100% of eligible costs, not to exceed €2,500 per home.

Extra subsidy for low-income earners

Residents with an income up to €34,100 gross per year can get extra money to insulate their homes. The subsidy is for the same measures and comes on top of the municipal subsidy if the cost of the measures is higher. The maximum additional amount is €2,500.

Who is the grant for?

Owner-occupiers of a property in the county Drenthe or municipality of Hardenberg

What can you get a grant for?

  • Cavity wall insulation According to method Nature-friendly insulation.
  • Façade insulation with an Rd value of at least 3.5.
  • Floor or bottom insulation
  • Roof insulation or attic insulation with an Rd value of at least 3.5.
  • Glass insulation: HR++ or triple glazing.
  • Insulating exterior doors

Terms

  • You own the property

  • You are principal occupant of the property

  • The house is not an apartment

  • You live in Drenthe

  • Your registered (joint) income in the most recent year prior to your grant application is less than €34,100 per year. Joint income includes all incomes of the persons who, according to the land register, are owners of the house.

  • The work for which you are applying for a grant has not yet begun

  • The signed offer must not be older than November 1, 2023

  • The quote is signed by the installer and you as the applicant

  • After your application for this grant is approved, you have one year to get the work done

  • The work will be performed by a contractor registered with the Chamber of Commerce

Combine this grant with other insulation grants

Have you not yet completed the work and incurred insulation costs of more than €2,500? It is possible to combine different subsidies for your insulation measures.

Combining insulation subsidies works like this:

  • Apply for this subsidy, the municipal subsidy for energy-saving insulation measures Drenthe, for € 2500 of the insulation costs you have incurred
  • Apply for the provincial subsidy energy-saving insulation measures Drenthe for an additional € 2500 for insulation measures. Check the subsidy page to see if you meet the conditions of this subsidy.
  • So in total you can apply for € 5000 for insulating your home

When can you apply for a grant?

The local insulation approach Friesland can be requested from the municipality until July 1, 2026.

For more information and all conditions, visit the website of the provider of this grant.

Grant scheme for sustainability for Owner Associations (SVVE).

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Owners' associations can apply for subsidies to make the building more sustainable. For example, for installing new window frames with insulating glass or insulating the roof.

Terms

  • The grant is applied for before work begins.
  • There is at least one owner-occupied home in the CoE whose owner is also the occupant.
  • Additional conditions apply by measure.

What do you receive funding for?

  • Replace glass for HR++ or triple glazing.
  • Insulation of roof, floor, cavity wall or facade.
  • Installation of heat pumps or solar water heaters.
  • Energy efficient ventilation system.
  • Building an infrastructure for charging stations.
  • Various advice and studies, such as an energy advice, DMJOP or fire safety study.

Subsidy for insulating glazing

The SVVE scheme allows VvEs to receive subsidies for insulating glazing. If glass insulation (within 24 months) is combined with roof, wall, cavity wall, or floor insulation, a heat pump or solar water heater, the VvE is eligible for the higher subsidy amount.

Measure

Grant amount at 1 measure

Grant amount when > 2 measures

HR++ glass

€25.00 per m2

€ 50.00 per m2

New window frames with triple glazing

€ 111.00 per m2

€ 222.00 per m2

Insulating doors

€25.00 per m2

€ 50.00 per m2

  • The minimum area per dwelling to qualify is 3m2.
  • COEs may apply for subsidies for glass insulation up to twice within two years.

 

Subsidy for insulation measures

The SVVE scheme allows VvEs to receive subsidies for insulation measures. If you combine several insulation measures, a heat pump or solar water heater, the VvE is eligible for the higher subsidy amount.

Measure

Grant amount at 1 measure

Grant amount when > 2 measures

Cavity wall insulation

€5.25 per m2

€10.50 per m2

Façade insulation

€20.25 per m2

€40.50 per m2

Roof insulation

€16.25 per m2

€32.50 per m2

Floor insulation

€5.50 per m2

€11.00 per m2

Bottom insulation

€3.00 per m2

€6.00 per m2

  • There are minimum area requirements: for facade and cavity wall insulation, this is 10m2 per dwelling. For roof and floor insulation, a minimum of 70% of the total roof or floor area of the building must be insulated.
  • It is not possible to apply for subsidies more than once for the same insulation measure.

 

Subsidy for a heat pump or solar water heater

VvEs can apply for a subsidy to install a heat pump or solar water heater for sustainable heating. The subsidy amount is calculated based on the capacity of the installation. Typically, the subsidy is between 20 and 30% of the cost.

 

Grant for consulting and research

A survey or advice can be a good first step toward improving and making the building more sustainable. VvEs can receive subsidies for the following advice and surveys:

  • Energy scan or advice
  • Sustainable Multi-Year Maintenance Plan (DMJOP).
  • Asbestos inventory
  • Facade or concrete damage survey
  • Ventilation survey
  • Flora and fauna survey
  • Fire safety survey
  • Financial feasibility study (for a minimum of 2 measures).
  • Process guidance in the decision-making process
  • Consulting on the construction of charging station infrastructure.

A number of conditions apply:

  • The advice and surveys were carried out after January 1, 2024. This rule does not apply to the energy advice and DMJOP: they may have been issued before Jan. 1, 2024.
  • At the time of the grant application, the opinions and/or studies must not have been conducted more than two years ago.
  • Only one grant can be applied for per CoE for advice and surveys.

 

The subsidy amount is 75% of the invoices of all advice and surveys combined. There is a maximum amount based on the number of homes in the CoE:

Number of dwellings

Maximum subsidy

1 to 10 dwellings

€ 20.000

11 to 30 dwellings

€ 30.000

More than 30 homes

€ 40.000

 

Grant for charging station infrastructure

There is increasing demand for charging stations to charge electric cars. Therefore, VvEs can apply for a subsidy to build a charging infrastructure. This allows residents to purchase their own charging station.

A number of conditions apply:

  • Proof must be provided that the parking spaces are owned by the VvE members. This is stipulated in the subdivision deed.
  • Evidence must be provided of a positive decision (e.g., the minutes) of the association's General Assembly on the installation of the basic charging infrastructure.
  • A signed quotation with a technical description must be provided. The quotation must include the following components of the basic charging infrastructure:

    • power lines, conduit penetrations and/or cabling

    • Subdivision boxes and/or flat ribbon wiring

    • provisions for optimal power distribution and power consumption (smart charging)

    • Central way to turn off charging stations for fire safety

    • data network for connection to the internet

    • Number of parking spaces connectable to the basic charging infrastructure

    • How residents access charging stations

The subsidy is €100 per parking space for which the charging infrastructure is installed.

 

For more information and all conditions, visit the website of the provider of this subsidy (RVO).