{"id":333,"date":"2025-08-22T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werkcentrumhelmonddepeel.pimdigital.nl\/?post_type=verhalen-items&p=333"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:46:42","slug":"employers-beware-new-grant-opportunities-to-give-status-holders-a-place-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"verhalen","link":"https:\/\/werkcentrumhelmonddepeel.nl\/en\/verhalen-items\/werkgevers-opgelet-nieuwe-subsidiemogelijkheden-om-statushouders-een-plek-op-de-werkvloer-te-geven\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers beware: new grant opportunities to give status holders a place in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the SOWIS scheme?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Werkcentrum Helmond-De Peel is committed to a labour market in which everyone counts. That is why we would like to draw employers' attention to an interesting scheme: the Support Scheme for Employers Employing Statusholders (SOWIS). This scheme offers opportunities to do business in a socially responsible way while at the same time making use of extra support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial support for workplace counselling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The SOWIS scheme aims to encourage employers to employ status holders - refugees with a residence permit. Status holders are eager to get started, but often experience barriers due to language and cultural differences. With this grant, employers can receive a financial contribution for extra guidance in the workplace. Think of coaching, familiarisation programmes or language support. This gives status holders a fair chance of landing well in a new working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New round of applications from June 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A new round of applications will start from 2 June 2025. And there is good news: the scheme has been improved in three respects compared to last year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n