Applying for an increase in housing benefit
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.
Appeal
Complaint
You will find further information on how to lodge a complaint in the notification of your application for housing benefit.
Applications / forms
Online: please enter your postcode and place of residence.
Author
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Who should I contact?
To your local housing benefit authority
Responsible authorities
Emsbüren - Bereich Sozialhilfe
Timetable
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
- Emsbüren:
- Apply for care assistance
- Applying for an increase in housing benefit
- Applying for housing benefit for the first time or again
- Assistance for subsistence: granting
- Assistance in other situations Authorisation
- Assistance to overcome particular social difficulties
- Basic provision in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity (social assistance)
- Housing benefit cancellation/invalidity
- Report significant changes for housing benefit such as number of household members, rent, charges or income
- Welfare
- Emsbüren:
- Basic provision in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity (social assistance)
- Apply for care assistance
- Applying for an increase in housing benefit
- Applying for housing benefit for the first time or again
- Assistance for subsistence: granting
- Assistance in other situations Authorisation
- Assistance to overcome particular social difficulties
- Housing benefit cancellation/invalidity
- Report significant changes for housing benefit such as number of household members, rent, charges or income
- Welfare