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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Applying for housing benefit for the first time or again

Who should I contact?

To your local housing benefit authority

Responsible authorities

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Arbeit, Soziales und Gesundheit
Address: Markt 43, 49716 Meppen
Timetable
Building Access
wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Frau S. Disselborg
Address: Markt 43, 49716 Meppen
Telephone: 05931 153-157
Fax: 05931 1535-5157
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.meppen.de/
Room:
Zimmer 15 // EG
responsible for:
Frau A. Gruber
Address: Markt 43, 49716 Meppen
Telephone: 05931 153-224
Fax: 05931 1535-5224
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.meppen.de/
Room:
Zimmer 16 // EG
responsible for:
Frau K. Hofkamp
Telephone: 05931 153-103
Fax: 05931 1535-103
Email: Get in touch
www: Internet address
Room:
Zimmer 16 // EG
responsible for:
Frau I. Kötting
Telephone: 05931 153-145
Fax: 05931 1535-5145
Email: Get in touch
www: Internet address
Room:
Zimmer 15 // EG
responsible for:
Frau M. Wilken
Telephone: 05931 153-224
Fax: 05931 1535-224
Email: Get in touch
www: Internet address
Room:
Zimmer 16 // EG
responsible for:

Applications / forms

Special notes for - Single Municipality Meppen

What are the fees?

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

As a rule, housing benefit is granted for 12 months.

The approval period is shortened accordingly if it is to be expected that the circumstances relevant to the payment of housing benefit will change before the 12 months have expired.

An application for continued benefit is possible at the earliest two months before the end of the approval period. The approval period can be found in the current notification.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

If the decision is positive, payment is made from the 1st of the month in which the application was made.

What else should I know?

Special notes for - Single Municipality Meppen

You are also welcome to use the new housing benefit calculator from the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building to get an initial idea of your housing benefit without obligation.

https://www.bmwsb.bund.de/Webs/BMWSB/DE/themen/stadt-wohnen/wohnraumfoerderung/wohngeld/wohngeldrechner-2023-artikel.html

Special notes for - Single Municipality Meppen

Legal basis

Appeal

Complaint

You will find further information on how to lodge a complaint in the notification of your application for housing benefit.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Special notes for - Single Municipality Meppen

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families