GR de Bevelanden

What GR de Bevelanden does

GR de Bevelanden is a Dutch public-law joint arrangement (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) established in 2015 and headquartered in Goes, Zeeland. It is owned and funded by five municipalities — Goes, Kapelle, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, and Tholen — collectively serving roughly 200,000 residents, and is governed by a board composed of representatives from those municipalities. The organization has between 101 and 250 employees.

Its core mandate is the execution of Work, Income, and Care (WIZ) services on behalf of the participating municipalities. This encompasses the administration of statutory welfare benefits (PW, IOAW, IOAZ, BBZ), customized provisions under the Social Support Act (Wmo), integration programs, and debt-assistance (Schuldhulpverlening) services. Adjacent mandates include the provision of shared ICT and HRM services to the participating municipalities. In 2021 the organization disbursed approximately 14,000 benefits, delivered 13,800 customized provisions, and processed 579 Tozo applications, while reducing average Wmo wait times from roughly eight weeks in 2020 to 5.5 weeks in 2021.

Digitally, GR de Bevelanden operates a citizen self-service portal (Mijn WIZ) and the VoorzieningenWijzer benefit-eligibility tool, supported by a website that meets Dutch government accessibility requirements. Because it is a public-law entity, the organization's revenue model is not commercial: it is funded through municipal contributions tied to service volumes and mandated tasks, with any operating surplus or deficit flowing back to or from the participating municipalities. Reported positive balances were €630k in 2020 and €301k in 2021, indicating tight cost recovery rather than profit generation. Strategic and operational partnerships — with Scalda (education), Medipoint (medical aids), CZ Zorgverzekeringen (health insurance), Over Rood (debt assistance), and VluchtelingenWerk (refugee support) — extend service delivery without altering the non-commercial funding model.

Name

GR de Bevelanden

Legal name

Gemeenschappelijke Regeling Samenwerking de Bevelanden

Website

https://grdebevelanden.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GR de Bevelanden is a Dutch public-law joint arrangement, founded 2015 and headquartered in Goes, that executes mandated Work, Income, and Care (WIZ), debt-assistance, integration, and shared ICT/HRM services on behalf of five Zeeland municipalities serving roughly 200,000 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Care & Long-Term Care Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAK), Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare benefits
• Work income care services
• Municipal social services
• Debt assistance services
• Integration support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Goes

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GR de Bevelanden is a Dutch inter-municipal joint arrangement that administers statutory Work, Income and Care (WIZ) services on behalf of five municipalities in Zeeland. It delivers welfare benefits (Participatiewet, IOAW, IOAZ and BBZ), Wmo social-support provisions, debt assistance (schulddienstverlening), integration services under the Wet inburgering, and a collective supplementary health-insurance scheme (Gemeentepolis). Alongside these citizen-facing services, it provides shared ICT and HRM support to staff of the participating municipalities.

Product overview

GR de Bevelanden is a collaborative administrative body (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) serving five municipalities in the Bevelanden region (Borsele, Goes, Kapelle, Noord-Beveland, and Reimerswaal). The organization provides integrated public services through three main divisions: ICT, HRM, and Werk, Inkomen en Zorg (Work, Income and Care). Key products and services include Mijn WIZ (digital citizen portal), Wmo-voorzieningen (social support provisions), welfare benefits administration, inburgering (integration services), debt assistance, and the Gemeentepolis collective health insurance. Services are delivered through online portals, phone support, and in-person assistance at municipal offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mijn WIZ digital citizen portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% of Wmo clients rate the quality of support as good (2025 survey)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• ScaldacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2022Partnership for 'Leerroutes inburgering' (integration learning routes). GR de Bevelanden procures learning routes from Scalda for the five municipalities. Scalda provides educational programs including B1-route, Onderwijsroute (O-route), and Zelfredzaamheidsroute (Z-route) for immigrants required to integrate.
• MedipointcoreTechnology or IntegrationMedipoint is the designated supplier for all Wmo aids and equipment for municipalities in the Oosterschelderegio. They handle delivery and maintenance of wheelchairs, scooters, hoists, bath lifts, and tricycles.
• CZ ZorgverzekeringencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Gemeentepolis collective health insurance scheme, GR de Bevelanden partners with CZ to provide discounted health insurance for low-income residents, including 5% discount on supplementary insurance.
• Over RoodsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for helping entrepreneurs with financial problems. GR de Bevelanden works with Over Rood to assist business owners in getting their bookkeeping in order.
• VluchtelingenWerk De BevelandencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVluchtelingenWerk provides the participatieverklaringstraject (participation declaration course) for immigrants, which is a mandatory part of the integration exam. GR de Bevelanden refers immigrants to VluchtelingenWerk for this training.
• Voedselbank de BevelandensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting food bank operations. The five Bevelanden municipalities contributed €10,000 to support the food bank. GR de Bevelanden staff have organized fundraising activities for the food bank.
• Gijs en MienminorOthersLocal bakery partnership for community support activities. GR de Bevelanden organized an initiative with Gijs en Mien (award-winning oliebollen maker) to provide oliebollen to food bank clients during the year-end period.
• Gemeenten Borsele, Goes, Kapelle, Noord-Beveland, ReimerswaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGR de Bevelanden is a joint arrangement (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) established by these five municipalities to jointly execute ICT, HRM, and WIZ (Work, Income, Care) tasks. The HRM tasks are mandated; ICT and WIZ tasks are delegated.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): National Dutch agency executing employee insurance schemes (WW, WIA, ZW) and reintegrating unemployed workers into work. Directly comparable to GR de Bevelanden's employment support and income benefit execution functions, but at national scale.
• SVB (Sociale Verzekeringsbank): Dutch national agency administering AOW, AKW and other statutory social insurance benefits. Comparable to GR de Bevelanden because it executes statutory social benefits administration for citizens, though at national rather than municipal level.
• Divosa: Dutch association of municipal social domain managers and directors. Highly relevant as a peer ecosystem player shaping the Participatiewet, Wmo and income-support policies that GR de Bevelanden executes at the regional level.
• Gemeente Rotterdam (Wmo / Werk & Inkomen): Large Dutch municipality executing its own Participatiewet, Wmo and social welfare programs at city level. Comparable to GR de Bevelanden as it performs similar statutory tasks, but in-house rather than through a shared municipal arrangement.

Direct peers

• Werkorganisatie HLT: Joint municipal arrangement executing social domain and administrative tasks for multiple Dutch municipalities. Directly comparable to GR de Bevelanden as a similar Gemeenschappelijke Regeling pooling work, income and care services across multiple participating municipalities.
• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: Dutch national organization supporting refugees and newcomers with integration, including the participation declaration course. Directly comparable to GR de Bevelanden's inburgering (integration) services; indeed, GR de Bevelanden partners with the regional VluchtelingenWerk De Bevelanden.
• MEE Nederland: National network of organizations providing independent client support and information for people with disabilities and chronic conditions. Comparable to GR de Bevelanden's Wmo clientondersteuning and disability-related social support services.

Others

• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): Association of all Dutch municipalities that advocates and supports municipal cooperation arrangements like GR de Bevelanden. Relevant as an ecosystem enabler for the inter-municipal collaboration model GR de Bevelanden operates.
• CZ Zorgverzekeringen (Gemeentepolis): Dutch health insurer offering the Gemeentepolis collective insurance scheme for low-income residents. GR de Bevelanden is an active partner via Gemeentepolis; relevant peer given shared delivery of benefits-navigation and financial assistance services.
• Scalda (integration learning routes): Regional education provider in Zeeland delivering the B1, Onderwijs and Zelfredzaamheidsroutes for newcomers. Strategic integration partner of GR de Bevelanden and comparable as an ecosystem player in delivering inburgering outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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