Wijziging van de Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning 2015 in verband met de invoering van het woonplaatsbeginsel voor beschermd wonen

This Dutch bill amends the Social Support Act 2015 (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning 2015) to introduce a 'residence principle' (woonplaatsbeginsel) for sheltered housing (beschermd wonen). Under this principle, responsibility for providing sheltered housing services would rest with the municipality where a person is registered as living, rather than with the municipality that granted them access or where they were previously placed. The aim is to clarify which local authority is responsible and to spread care obligations more evenly across municipalities. The change mainly affects people who need sheltered housing for mental health or psychosocial problems, as well as the Dutch municipalities that fund and organise these services. Care providers may also be affected by changes in who commissions and pays for their services. This summary is based on the bill title and metadata only, not the full legislative text.