Flemish care insurance - monthly care budget for heavy care needs
Vlaamse sociale bescherming (zorgverzekering) - zorgbudget
Paid by Vlaamse Sociale Bescherming via de zorgkassen · 🇧🇪 Belgium
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
Het zorgbudget voor zwaar zorgbehoevenden bedraagt 140 euro per maand. Dat bedrag is niet belastbaar.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.vlaanderen.be
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Other health & care support in Belgium
9 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- OMNIO status for chronically ill patients
- Third-party payer system (no advance payment at the doctor/pharmacist)
- Primary psychological care reimbursement (RIZIV networks)
- Chronic illness status (extra protection in health costs)
- Free childhood vaccinations (Kind & Gezin, Flanders)
- Breast cancer screening (free mammography every 2 years)
- Colorectal cancer screening (free stool test every 2 years)
- Allowance for Assistance to the Elderly (Flanders)
- Work Accident Insurance (compulsory employer insurance)
Similar programmes
Allowance for Assistance to the Elderly (Flanders)
Vlaamse Zorgkas / zorgkassen
Primary psychological care reimbursement (RIZIV networks)
RIZIV/INAMI - netwerken voor geestelijke gezondheidszorg
Career Break / Time Credit with Reason (RVA allowance)
Rijksdienst voor Arbeidsvoorziening (RVA/ONEM)
Support Supplement for children with care needs (Flanders)
Vlaamse overheid - uitbetalers Groeipakket
Family Allowances (Wallonia)
AViQ / Caisses d'allocations familiales agreees (FAMIFED framework)
Flemish Child Benefit - base amount (Groeipakket)
Vlaamse overheid - Agentschap Uitbetaling Groeipakket / uitbetalers (FONS, KidsLife, MyFamily...)