For music lessons or dance lessons, you can use the U-pas credit. Doesn't your child have a U-pas or not enough credit on it? Then we can apply to the Jeugdfonds Cultuur for reimbursement of cultural costs (for 1 activity per child). For dancewear or shoes, we work together with the Paul Verweel Sportfonds.<\/p>\n
Read the information accompanying the questions below carefully to see if you can apply to us.<\/p>\n
If the U-pas is needed for something else, we would also like to hear about it. Then together we will see how best to spend the U-pas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHow many applications can I make?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t Your child can make 1 culture application per year through the Youth Fund Culture. This is not possible if an application is already pending with the Jeugdfonds Sport. This is because we are allowed to submit one culture application or one sports application per year to the Youth Fund.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the maximum amount for tuition fees?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t The maximum amount for culture (singing, dancing, drama, rap etc) this year is 425 euros. For music lessons, the maximum amount is 500 euros. This amount is not enough for all music lessons, dance lessons, drama etc to pay the tuition fee. We find this very annoying. After all, we really want every child to be able to participate in culture. Read below what you can do if the tuition fee for your child's cultural activity exceeds 425 euro\/ 500 euro per year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tMy child is in dance or music class and would like to do a second activity. Can you help?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n No, we cooperate with the Youth Fund for Culture and reimburse 1 cultural activity per child.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tMy child would like to take dance lessons, but cannot manage to pay for lessons and\/or dancewear. Can you help us with this?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n Dance classes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n If the U-pas is empty, the U-pas is needed for something else or your child does not have a U-pas (but you are eligible for support from us), we can submit an application to the Youth Fund Culture.\u00a0\u2192<\/strong>\u00a0Then fill in the application form and tick Culture Costs. We then want to know where your child wants to take dance lessons and the tuition fees for a year. The Jeugdfonds Cultuur will then assess the application. This may take several weeks. If the application is approved, the Jeugdfonds Cultuur transfers the money directly to the dance school. It is therefore important that you do not already pay the tuition fees yourself.<\/p>\n Please note that the Youth Fund for Culture will reimburse a maximum of \u20ac425 in tuition fees for culture and \u20ac500 for music lessons in 2026.<\/p>\n Dancewear<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If your child has a U-pas, you can apply to the Paul Verweel Sports Fund yourself via:\u00a0Spelregels – Paul Verweel<\/a>\u00a0Sports fund. Read the rules carefully before applying. It is important not to buy the clothes already, you have to submit the application first.<\/p>\n If your child does not have a U pass, but you are eligible for support from us, you can fill in the application form.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tMy child would like to take music lessons (piano, guitar, singing lessons, etc), but this is very expensive. Can you help us with this?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n If the U-pas is empty, the U-pas is needed for something else or your child does not have a U-pas (but you are eligible for support from us), we can submit an application to the Jeugdfonds Cultuur.<\/p>\n \u2192\u00a0<\/strong>Then fill in the application form and tick Culture costs. We then want to know where your child wants to take music lessons and how high the tuition fee is for a year. The Jeugdfonds Cultuur will then assess the application. This may take several weeks. If the application is approved, the Jeugdfonds Cultuur transfers the money directly to the music school. It is therefore important that you do not already pay the tuition fee yourself.<\/p>\n Please note that in 2026, the Jeugdfonds Cultuur reimburses a maximum of 425 euros in tuition fees for culture and a maximum of 500 euros for music lessons.<\/p>\n If your child also needs an instrument for music lessons, you can also indicate this when applying.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe tuition fee for my child's cultural activity exceeds \u20ac425\/ \u20ac500 per year. What should I do now?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUitbreiden<\/i><\/a>\n The maximum amount in 2026 for culture (dance, drama, rap etc) is \u20ac425. For music lessons it is \u20ac500. This amount is not enough for all music lessons, dance lessons, drama etc to pay the tuition fee. We find this very annoying. After all, we really want every child to be able to participate in culture.<\/p>\n What can you do if the allowance of \u20ac425\/\u20ac500 is too little to pay for cultural expenses?<\/strong><\/p>\n Are the costs for culture higher than \u20ac425\/\u20ac500 and you really can't pay the remaining amount? Please let us know as we will have to stop the application.<\/strong><\/p>\n Is anything still unclear? Then you can send an e-mail to info@leergeldutrecht.nl or call 030-7370332 during telephone consultation hours. You can also send a whatsapp message here.<\/p>\n Speaking hours are:<\/p>\n\n