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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.

Report significant changes for housing benefit such as number of household members, rent, charges or income

Who should I contact?

To your local housing benefit authority

Applications / forms

Online: please enter your postcode and place of residence.

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.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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