Insulate

The subsidy applies to residents of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel with a house with a maximum WOZ value of €477,000 (reference date January 1, 2022) and energy label D, E, F or G (or 2 parts of the building that still need to be insulated). You must be the owner and occupant of the owner-occupied home. You ultimately only need to perform one insulation measure to qualify for the subsidy.

The subsidy for insulating homes in our municipality comes from the government. Therefore, there are certain conditions. One of those conditions, as you have read above, is about the WOZ value of your home. Normally it cannot be too high, but there is a temporary exception. You can now receive a subsidy if your home has a maximum WOZ value of €550,000 (reference date January 1, 2022). In addition, the other conditions apply. You must have insulated your home within 6 months of applying and this does not apply retroactively.

Important text: The subsidy is available for 40 homes in this higher WOZ value. And therefore does not apply retroactively. Whoever applies first has a chance. Application is possible from November 1, 2025. Op=op!

Doesn't your home have an energy label?

Then you can make an appointment with an energy coach, they will give you information. The energy coach checks whether at least 2 building parts of the house are not or poorly insulated. These are the floor, floor, facade, cavity wall, roof, attic, windows and doors.

Want to get started right away? Then you can also prove yourself that you have two building parts to be insulated. To do so, fill out an evidence form. That appears automatically on the screen. You can also request a free energy coach. He can also help you in this process. Please note: there may be a check through an independent organization.

Where can you find the energy label?

Do you have no idea whether your home has an energy label and if so, what label it is? Look it up on the webpage of Milieu Centraal(external link).

To claim the grant, you must meet certain conditions. Enter your zip code and house number and find out if you meet the conditions. If you do, the available offer will appear.

Have you applied for the grant? An energy coach can review the options with you and inform you about the building parts of your home that can still be insulated. You can also get started directly, without the help of an energy coach. However, you must be able to prove that you have two building parts that need insulation. Note: you only have to insulate one building element.

You have three choices:

1. You receive one or more (no-obligation) quotes from affiliated contractors who can insulate your home. You decide whether and with which contractor you want to make an agreement. The subsidy is deducted from the invoice you receive later. So you only pay the remaining amount yourself.
2. Would you like to request a quote from another contractor? Please indicate this on the website. We test this contractor against certain conditions. Does the organization meet these conditions? Then you can also request a quote from this company. The subsidy will eventually be deducted from the invoice you receive later. So you do not have to advance the subsidy amount.
3. You go to the hardware store and start insulating your home yourself. When you choose this option, you have to purchase materials yourself. The costs for this must therefore be 'advanced'. If you meet the criteria, you will receive the subsidy amount.

For the conditions of the insulation we follow the national rules for national subsidy(external link). 

Highlighted text: Note: we only follow the conditions for insulation types. For the conditions for the local subsidy, we follow the rules of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel .

Have you made a choice? Then you can start insulating! Make sure you always take photos of the work (without people) before, during and after. These serve as justification later. There may also be spot checks done by an independent party.

Have you chosen to have an (affiliated) contractor perform the work? Then you will receive an invoice on which the subsidy has already been deducted. You will have to pay any remaining amount yourself.

Have you chosen to work on your own? Then you must provide an accounting consisting of an evidence form, photos and invoices and/or receipts of the materials purchased. This justification will be checked. If everything is approved, you will be paid the subsidy.

In either case, you will receive notification afterwards that the final grant has been awarded.

Considering local animals

To protect wildlife, new national rules have been in place since May 2024 when insulating a home. If you plan to insulate, you are required to hire a company that takes local animals into account when insulating. We call this nature-friendly insulation.

Nature-friendly insulation

Companies that specialize in nature-friendly insulation take extra care to preserve sparrows, swifts and bat species, among others. They can advise what solutions are available and what that entails in terms of measures. This may mean additional research and preparation before you can start work.

Working with a company that provides nature-friendly insulation means:

• That the company takes into account breeding seasons of birds and maternity and wintering periods of bats. This may mean that the insulation company will have to wait a while before they can start work. Make sure you have already made all the arrangements so you can start as soon as possible;
• that the company places caps over openings such as holes in the facade. These "exclusion flaps" allow bats to fly away, but not back;
• That the company arranges replacement habitats for protected animals by leaving space in the cavity;
• That the company file a notification of the work with the county.

Maximum number of dwellings per core

There is a limit set by the government on the number of homes per core that can have nature-friendly insulation without an ecological study or permit. Has the maximum been reached in your core? Then the work shifts to the next available moment. Your insulation company will know more about this.

Want to know more about nature-friendly insulation? Then take a look at the website of Verbeterjehuis.