New green subsidy rules make eco-friendly upgrades cheaper for residents
From April 1, 2026, residents and organizations in Hardenberg can benefit from easier and more affordable green subsidies. The updated scheme offers higher payouts, fewer conditions, and bonuses for organic plants, helping combat extreme weather while supporting biodiversity.
| Key Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New eligible measures | Shelters, nesting spaces, hedges, wooded banks, and landscape elements |
| Organic plant bonus | 10% extra subsidy for pesticide-free plants |
| Fewer conditions | Simplified application process |
| Higher subsidies | Increased payouts for many existing measures |
| Effective date | April 1, 2026 |
| Application link | Hardenberg green subsidy |
The municipality of Hardenberg administers this subsidy to encourage sustainable living and climate adaptation. By reducing barriers and increasing financial incentives, they aim to improve local resilience against extreme weather while fostering biodiversity.
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The renewed green subsidy: making greening easier and cheaper
With our green subsidy, residents and organizations receive money back for greening their garden, balcony, or premises. Starting April 1, the scheme will change. This way, we are shaping our living environment so that we experience less extreme heat, waterlogging, or drought. Greening will become easier and cheaper for residents.
What is the green subsidy?
There are 10 green measures for which you can apply for a subsidy. We call this the green subsidy. By installing a rain barrel, you can collect rainwater and save on drinking water. Other green measures improve the insulation of your home. This keeps your house warmer in winter and cooler in summer. There are also measures that provide cooling during hot summers or benefit nature and biodiversity.
What's new?
- You can receive a subsidy for creating shelters and nesting spaces.
This allows animals to safely shelter in your garden or raise their young. This could be a birdhouse for birds, but also a hedgehog house for hedgehogs or an insect hotel for bees and butterflies.
- Receive a subsidy for a hedge, the construction of a wooded bank, or another landscape element.
A wooded bank is a pile of soil, a sort of small dike, over which plants grow. This is good for nature, but it is also practical. With a wooded bank, hedge, or other landscape element, you can create a boundary.
- You get a 10% bonus for purchasing organic plants.
Organic plants are not sprayed with pesticides. These are types of poison that can kill insects. That's why it's important to use organic plants when greening.
- There are fewer conditions, and for many measures, you receive more subsidy.
We believe it's important that the green subsidy is accessible. That's why there are fewer conditions. Additionally, for many measures, you get more money back.
Apply for the green subsidy!
The new green subsidy scheme will take effect on April 1, 2026. Apply for the green subsidy.