Applying for housing benefit for the first time or again
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
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.
Appeal
Complaint
You will find further information on how to lodge a complaint in the notification of your application for housing benefit.