How service cheques work
in Belgium
Service vouchers: easy access to domestic services and support for legal employment
Les service cheques is a scheme set up in Belgium to facilitate access to domestic services while promoting formal employment.
Under this scheme, private individuals can pay for cleaning, ironing and shopping services using government-subsidised vouchers.
Paper Service Cheques
The paper service voucher is a physical cheque that you give to the service provider after the service, unlike the more dematerialised electronic version.
Electronic service vouchers
Unlike the paper version, this option simplifies ticket management thanks to an online interface, accessible via computer or smartphone.
Pluxee Service Cheques
Pluxee service vouchers enable you to pay legally for home services such as cleaning, offering simplicity and tax benefits for private individuals in Belgium.
Rates by region
Brussels rates
Do you live in the Brussels-Capital Region?
As an individual user, you benefit from a tax reduction of 1.50 per service voucher on 172 first titles purchased each year.
This means that instead of €10, a service voucher will only cost you 8.50 after tax reduction !
Ps : Le 1st March of each year, you will receive a tax certificate from Pluxee.
You can both take advantage of this discount! Each person can benefit from 1.50 discount per service voucher on 172 first titles purchased on its behalf.
All you need is a Pluxee user number for you and your partner to benefit fully.
Tarifs en Wallonie
Do you live in the Walloon Region?
En tant as an individual user you benefit from a tax reduction of 1 per service voucher on 150 first titles purchased each year.
So instead of €10, a service voucher will only cost you 9 € after tax reduction !
Ps : Le 1st March of each year, you will receive a tax certificate from Pluxee.
The good news is that you can both benefit from this discount! Each person can benefit from 1 discount per service voucher on 150 first titles purchased on its behalf.
All you need is a Pluxee user number.
Prices in Flanders
Do you live in the Flemish Region?
As an individual user, you benefit from a tax reduction of 1.80 per service voucher on 198 first titles purchased each year.
This means that a €9 service voucher actually only costs you 7.20 after tax reduction !
Ps : Le 1st March of each year, you will receive a tax certificate from Pluxee.
The good news is that you can both benefit from this discount! Each of you can benefit from 1.80 discount per service voucher on 198 first titles purchased in your own name.
All you need is a Pluxee user number.
Frequently asked questions
Service vouchers are electronic or paper cheques that can be used to pay for home help services provided by workers employed by approved companies. Each service voucher represents one hour’s work, and the cost is partially covered by the State, making these services more accessible to Belgian households.
Any individual of legal age residing in Belgium can register for the service voucher system . This includes :
- The families
- Les seniors
- People with reduced mobility
Users can purchase up to 500 titles a year with a ceiling of 1000 titles for certain groups such as single-parent families or people with disabilities.
To purchase service cheques, simply :
- Sign up via the Pluxee, the managing body .
- Buying shares by bank transfer. You can choose between electronic and paper service cheques.
- Using titles to pay for an hour’s domestic work, whether it’s cleaning, laundry, ironing or shopping.
Service cheques can be used for the following tasks:
- General housekeeping (cleaning, vacuuming, dusting)
- Repassage
- Small household errands
- Preparing simple meals
We offer a wide range of home service vouchers tailored to your needs.
Note that heavy work, gardening and childcare are not included in the services covered.
With the Service Cheque, you can easily pay for the services of a household helper at a very attractive rate: 9.00 € per hour in Wallonia and Flanders, and 10.00 € per hour in Brussels (before tax deduction).
The service voucher system makes it possible to :
- Simplify the management of household chores with a formal, affordable solution.
- Creating legal employment by offering workers a secure framework, with social rights and social security benefits.
- Reducing costs thanks to tax benefits.
Service vouchers are a practical, secure and cost-effective way of getting help in the home, while at the same time helping to combat undeclared work.
Ready to take some time for yourself?
With our service voucher cleaning, ironing and domestic help services, you can enjoy a spotless home and concentrate on what really matters to you.
