Report significant changes for housing benefit such as number of household members, rent, charges or income
You must inform the housing benefit authority immediately if, not only temporarily
- the total income of all household members increases by more than 15 percent,
- your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs are reduced by more than 15 percent or
- the number of household members is reduced because they
- are no longer part of the household
- are no longer taken into account for housing benefit.
If the changes are retroactive or become known retroactively, your entitlement to housing benefit will also be reduced retroactively.
Who should I contact?
To your local housing benefit authority
Responsible authorities
Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Besondere Leistungen
Contact
- Dörpen:
- Emsbüren:
- Freren:
- Geeste:
- Haren (Ems):
- Haselünne:
- Herzlake:
- Lathen:
- Lengerich:
- Nordhümmling:
- Rhede (Ems):
- Salzbergen:
- Spelle:
- Sögel:
- Twist:
- Werlte:
- Dörpen:
- Emsbüren:
- Freren:
- Geeste:
- Haren (Ems):
- Haselünne:
- Herzlake:
- Lathen:
- Lengerich:
- Nordhümmling:
- Rhede (Ems):
- Salzbergen:
- Spelle:
- Sögel:
- Twist:
- Werlte:
Requirements
- The total income of all household members has increased by more than 15 percent or
- the number of your household members has decreased or
- Your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs have decreased by more than 15 percent
Applications / forms
Online: please enter your postal code, your place of residence.
Which documents are required?
- Proof of the change in rent or charges
- Proof of the changed total income of all household members
- Proof of the change in the household members to be taken into account
What are the fees?
There are no costs.
Process flow
You send your notification of change in writing or online to the housing benefit office responsible for you.
The authority will check whether your notification affects the amount of your housing benefit and will send you a notification if necessary.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The changes must be reported to the responsible body immediately.
What else should I know?
You are obliged to provide all information truthfully. The housing benefit authority is entitled to check your details by comparing your data. The verification of your details is permitted up to 10 years after receipt of the housing benefit notice.
