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How do you keep your heating costs down?
Winter has begun, it is cold outside. You want your home to stay warm, but heating costs a lot of money. In this article you will read simple tips to keep your heating (energy) costs down. This way you can save money and still keep your home nice and warm.
What should you do if something breaks in your social housing?
Sometimes something breaks in your home, such as a tap, window or boiler. Some repairs you have to do yourself, other repairs the housing association has to do. This article tells you who should do what kind of repairs and what you can do if something breaks in social housing.
These are your rights and obligations in the municipality's reception centre
If you have fled from Ukraine, you often live in a municipal reception centre. As a resident there, you are entitled to various forms of help. Each municipal reception centre also has house rules you have to follow.
This is how living in the temporary reception centre arranged for you by the municipality works
If you have fled from Ukraine, your municipality must arrange a reception centre for you until you can rent accommodation yourself. You can also live with a host family temporarily.
Additional information about your care if you are under 18
Are you under 18 and have fled from Ukraine to the Netherlands without your parents? Then you will receive a place in a reception centre and help from the Nidos foundation.
This is how temporary living with a host family works
If you have fled from Ukraine, you can live temporarily with a host family. Read how it works here.
This is how renting or buying your own home works in the Netherlands
You can rent accommodation if you have fled from Ukraine and are covered by the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). Below you will find information if you want to rent accommodation in the Netherlands yourself.
These are your rights and obligations in the municipality's reception centre
If you have fled from Ukraine, you often live in a municipal reception centre. As a resident there, you are entitled to various forms of help. Each municipal reception centre also has house rules you have to follow.
These are the rules if you want to bring pets to the Netherlands
Do you want to bring your pet to the Netherlands? Then there are a few rules you need to follow. There are also organisations that can help you.
Here is what you can do if you are uhappy with the municipality's reception centre
If you are dissatisfied with the reception centre where you are staying, you can talk to the municipality or file a complaint.
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