Housing benefit increase
An increased housing benefit is only granted on request by the competent authority.
Process flow
As a rule, the increased housing benefit is approved again for 12 months.
The authorisation period shall be shortened if the conditions relevant to the provision of housing benefit are expected to change before the end of 12 months.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the district, the municipality, the municipality or the city in which the applicant is domiciled.
Requirements
The housing benefit shall be re-approved on request if, during the current authorisation period,
- increases the number of household members to be taken into account,
- the rent or charge to be taken into account is increased by more than 15 percent, or
- total income is reduced by more than 15 percent
and this leads to higher housing benefit.
Which documents are required?
- Completed application form
- Evidence of reduced income
- Proof of the increased rent or burden
- Proof of other changes
What are the fees?
There are no charges.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
In the case of a positive decision, payment shall be made from the first of the month in which the request for an increase was made.
What else should I know?
If the rent or burden has increased retroactively by more than 15 percent, an increased housing benefit may also be granted retroactively, but at the earliest from the beginning of the current authorisation period.
Detailed information is provided by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety:
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Gender Equality
Professionally released on
29.07.2015
