Insulation subsidy for apartment owners’ associations

Apply as the VvE for a building in Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Individual apartment owners cannot apply. Each apartment counted for the grant must be owned by an adult who is registered as living there and have a WOZ assessed property value no higher than €602,000 in January 2022, 2023 or 2024. The building must have poorly insulated components in at least two of these four categories: floor/ground, facade (including cavity walls), roof/attic/loft floor, and glass/windows. The apartment must physically border the component being treated; for facade insulation all apartments may be counted. Eligible work must have been carried out from 1 January 2026 onwards.

Poorly insulated components are defined as follows: roof insulation below 9 cm and Rc ≤2.0; no attic/loft-floor insulation and Rc ≤0.5; no cavity, internal or external facade insulation and Rc ≤1.1; absent or poor floor/ground insulation below 5 cm and Rc ≤1.3; or single, old double or HR glazing with U ≥1.6. Rc measures the whole construction’s insulation; Rd measures the added material’s insulation. Higher Rc/Rd means better insulation; a lower U-value means less heat passes through glazing.

The work must meet the following technical conditions in the existing heated building boundary:

• Roof or attic/loft-floor insulation must cover at least 70% of the entire roof area and use added material with Rd ≥3.5 m²K/W, or ≥2.5 for monuments.
• Internal/external facade insulation must average at least 10 m² per apartment, with added Rd ≥3.5, or ≥2.5 for monuments. Cavity-wall insulation must average at least 10 m² per apartment with added Rd ≥1.1.
• Floor/ground insulation must cover at least 70% of the entire floor/ground area with added Rd ≥3.5. Locally sprayed PIR/PUR for roof, cavity-wall or floor/ground work must use HFC-free blowing agents.
• Standard replacement glazing must average at least 3 m² per apartment. HR++ glass requires U ≤1.2 W/m²K; accompanying panels require U ≤1.2 and doors ≤1.5. Triple glass requires U ≤0.7; accompanying new frames require U ≤1.5, panels ≤0.7 and doors ≤1.0. For HR++ combinations you must replace glass, and measure the element from inside including the frame; panels/doors may count toward the area.
• Monument apartments have special glazing alternatives: average at least 3 m² per apartment of high-efficiency glass or secondary glazing with U ≤3.0, optionally with panels ≤3.0 or doors ≤2.0; or replacement high-efficiency/secondary glazing with U ≤2.0, optionally with panels and doors ≤2.0.

Use a construction company registered in the construction sector in an EU/EEA trade register. Its quotation must state, where applicable, how roof or cavity-wall work follows nature-friendly insulation methods or the municipality’s species management plan (SMP), which governs protection of wildlife during insulation work.

Status

stänger 1 juli 2028

Stänger

1 juli 2028

Villkor för ansökningsomgången

• Complete eligible applications are processed in arrival order until the shared budget is exhausted. Apply using eHerkenning.

The VvE board applies through Utrechtse Heuvelrug’s online VvE subsidy form using eHerkenning, the business login required by the municipality. Request its apartment-data Excel calculation tool from klimaatneutraal@heuvelrug.nl.

Provide qualifying apartment addresses, WOZ values, insulation areas and adjoining components, the deed dividing the building into apartments, the multi-year maintenance plan (MJOP), and the members’ meeting decision approving the work and application. Demonstrate at least two poorly insulated components with energy labels D or worse for each apartment, a building report, a certified energy adviser’s report, or a quotation for insulating two poorly insulated components. Include the contractor’s detailed quotation with insulation values, areas, material codes, anticipated installation date, material/labour cost split and any applicable nature-protection method. Also submit the project budget and financing plan; for a first legal-person subsidy application, attach statutes and the preceding year’s annual report, accounts and balance sheet.

An advance can cover at most 50% of the award; the remaining support is paid after final determination where applicable. Start the work within six months of award and obtain the required public/private permissions. Promptly report likely noncompletion, unmet obligations, significant budget differences and relevant financial/organizational changes and changes to the statutes concerning legal form, directors or purpose. Use the funds for the supported work and do not give them away to third parties, including related entities. The municipality offers an opportunity to correct noncompliance. It may reduce or recover the grant if correction is impossible or no planned improvement actions have been taken after a week.

Request final determination through the municipal website within 13 weeks of completion and no later than 31 December 2028. Submit the detailed contractor invoice, payment proofs and at least one installation photo per measure showing the material’s name, type, thickness and brand/product sticker; photos must contain no people. For awards above €25,000, also provide an activity report, actual costs/income compared with the budget and explanations of differences. The initial grant application deadline is 1 July 2028, subject to earlier budget exhaustion.