The Hague reopens gift-card applications for caregivers and volunteers

The Municipality of The Hague reopened its annual gift-card applications for caregivers and volunteers on October 14, with the 2026 window remaining open through December 24. Approved applicants can choose from more than 100 gift cards in a dedicated webshop. [S01] [S02] The previous edition provides a documented operating baseline: the city’s 2025 Wmo annual report, published in June 2026, records 17,044 applications. Those figures describe the completed 2025 window, not demand or approvals for the newly opened 2026 round. [S03] Two eligible roles accounted for 14,549 approved applications in 2025 The report divides the 14,549 approved applications into 7,832 caregiver awards and 6,717 volunteer awards. These are programme applications, not a count of all caregivers or volunteers in the city. They should not be treated as unique people, because qualifying applicants can seek recognition separately for both roles. [S02] [S03] Approved gift-card applications by role in 2025 Municipal administrative results for the previous annual gift-card application window, October 2 to December 14, 2025. Applications Caregivers: 7832 applications Volunteers: 6717 applications Applications approved in the 2025 edition. Applicants may qualify for both roles; the figures do not establish unique recipients, redemption or 2026 uptake. The Hague, 2025 Wmo annual report, figure 1.2 (June 2026) For the 2026 edition, applicants must be at least 13 and live in South Holland. Caregivers must have supported someone in The Hague for at least three months and at least eight hours a week. Volunteers must have worked for a Hague organisation for at least three months. A person eligible under both sets of rules must submit separate applications. One email address can be used for one caregiver award and one volunteer award. [S02]