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Rent arrears takeover in case of receipt according to SGB II

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Rent debts can arise due to inability to pay and may lead to the loss of your accommodation.

If you receive citizen's allowance and are at risk of losing your home due to rent debts, the responsible municipal job center or the responsible joint institution can, in certain cases, compensate your debts upon application. You will usually receive this support in the form of a loan. In exceptional cases, you will receive a grant from the job center that does not have to be repaid.

In order to receive this support, one of the requirements is that you are unable to pay the rent arrears on your own. The decision as to whether you receive support is always a case-by-case decision, in which it is checked whether all the requirements for taking over your rent arrears are met. An examination is also carried out to establish why you have rent debts or rent arrears.

In principle, only actual costs can be covered, i.e. no lump sums are granted. The responsible office will check whether the costs of your accommodation are reasonable according to the applicable guideline values and whether it is necessary to deviate from the guideline values due to special circumstances in individual cases.

The guideline values are higher the more people live together in the same accommodation and look after each other. This is called a joint household. A community of need means that the people not only live together, but also pay for food and things for each other. A community of need includes

  • Persons aged 15 and over,
  • Spouses who are not permanently separated,
  • registered same-sex partners who are not permanently separated,
  • Persons in a community of responsibility and commitment ("marriage-like community") or
  • children who are younger than 25 and unmarried.

If you are older than 25, receive Citizen's Allowance and live together with relatives or in-laws in the same home and manage the household together, you are a household community. This means, for example, that you share the costs of rent, food and other household expenses.

If several people in an apartment do not form a community of need and therefore live in a household community, the responsible Jobcenter or the responsible joint institution will check whether the costs of accommodation are proportionate. This means that the accommodation costs are first divided up among all the people living in the home according to the per capita principle and then allocated proportionately to the corresponding benefit community.

If your municipal job center or your municipal joint institution comes to the conclusion that you will use the money for something other than settling your rent debts, the payment will be made directly to your landlord.

This is particularly the case if

  • there are rent arrears that lead to termination of the tenancy,
  • electricity or gas bills have not been paid and this has led to your electricity or gas being cut off,
  • you are unable to use the money to pay your rent arrears due to illness or addiction problems, or
  • there are indications of debt.

There is no legal entitlement to the assumption of your rent debts.

Who should I contact?

To the local municipal job center.You can find the job center responsible for you via the job center finder.

Responsible authorities

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Dienststellenfinder, Arbeitsagenturen, Jobcenter
www: www.arbeitsagentur.de/ueber-uns/ansprechpartner
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Emsland
Telephone: 05931 44-0
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993

Requirements

  • The costs of your current accommodation are reasonable.
  • You are threatened with homelessness because your landlord has given you notice to quit due to rent debts.
  • The termination can still be made ineffective by paying the rent arrears.
  • Your landlord or landlady has agreed in writing to the continuation of the tenancy.
  • There is no possibility of eliminating the emergency situation on your own, for example by agreeing an installment payment with your landlord.
  • Future rent payments are secured, for example by direct payments from the responsible benefit provider.

Which documents are required?

  • Application for payment of rent arrears
  • Current statement of claims or rent account statement
  • Reminder, notice of termination or eviction notice
  • Tenancy agreement or rent certificate
  • utility bill
  • Proof of income of all people living in the household for the last 3 months, for example
    • payslips
    • Job center notice
    • Income of the children
  • List of all other expenses including supporting documents, for example
    • Telephone costs, cell phone costs
    • insurance policies
    • bus ticket
  • Bank statements for the last 3 months
  • Proof of debt obligations, if applicable, for example
    • installment payments
    • credit agreements
  • If applicable, rejection of an installment payment by the landlord or landlady, a bank or an unsuccessful agreement with the energy supplier to avert energy costs
  • Residence permit, if applicable
  • Further evidence, if applicable

What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no time limit. The SGB II regulation states that benefits under SGB II are only intended to secure current living expenses or other current purposes. For you, this means that if you fall into arrears with your rent, you must submit an application as soon as possible.

What else should I know?

Do you have a general question, or was your inquiry not addressed by the local contact?

Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen

Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
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Telephone: 0511 120-5521
Email: ea@niedersachsen.de

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Objection
    You will find further information on how to lodge an objection in the notification of your application.

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

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
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