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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 an increase in housing benefit

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You must inform the housing benefit authority immediately if, not only temporarily

  • the total income of all household members is reduced by more than 15 percent,
  • your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs increase by more than 15 percent or
  • the number of household members increases.

Who should I contact?

To your local housing benefit authority

Responsible authorities

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Emsbüren - Bereich Sozialhilfe
Address: Magistratstraße 5, 48488 Emsbüren
Timetable
Telephone: 05903 9305-0
Fax: 05903 9305-1155
Email: Get in touch
www: https://emsbueren.de
Opening Hours:
Monday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Tuesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Wednesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Thursday:
from 14:00 to 18:00

Friday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Contact

Frau Claudia Pagel
Telephone: 05903 9305-1060
Fax: 05903 9305-1155
Email: Get in touch
Room:
Zimmer Nr. 060
responsible for:
Herr Jonathan Löcken
Telephone: 05903 9305-2058
Fax: 05903 9305-1155
Email: Get in touch
Room:
Zimmer Nr. 058
responsible for:
Address: Magistratstraße 5, 48488 Emsbüren
Telephone: 05903 9305-0
Fax: 05903 9305-1155
Email: Get in touch
www: https://emsbueren.de
Address: Herzog-Arenberg-Straße 12, 49716 Meppen
Telephone: 05931 44-0
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Requirements

  • The total income of all household members has decreased by more than 15 percent or
  • the number of household members has increased or
  • Your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs have increased by more than 15 percent.

Applications / forms

Online: please enter your postcode and 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 application in writing or online to the housing benefit office responsible for you.
  • The authority will check your application and send you a decision.
  • If approved, the housing benefit is usually granted for twelve months.

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 for an increase was submitted.

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.

Further information

Legal basis

Appeal

Complaint

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

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

Further Links

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