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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.

Full-time and voluntary housing advice

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The NIEDERSACHSENBÜRO Neues Wohnen im Alter supports districts, cities, municipalities and private interested parties in developing offers and projects that enable older people to live longer independently, self-determined and socially integrated in old age.

Local housing advice in Lower Saxony is carried out by qualified full-time and voluntary housing consultants. In almost all districts and independent cities there are offers.

The NIEDERSACHSENBÜRO Neues Wohnen im Alter supports and advises

  • in the development and further development of voluntary and full-time housing advisory services as well as in the implementation of barrier-free construction projects,
  • in the initiation of new forms of housing such as communal housing projects and new forms of residential care in the neighbourhood and in the village as well as binding neighbourhoods,
  • in the promotion of self-help potentials and civic engagement in housing counselling and in the initiated projects.

The possibilities of redesigning the apartment in an age-appropriate manner even with simple means and who can support this is described in the following brochure: "Living in old age - preferably at home" of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Equality.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the NIEDERSACHSENBÜRO Neues Wohnen im Alter.

Which documents are required?

No documents are required.

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines to be observed.

Processing duration

Processing is immediate. If necessary, a telephone appointment will be arranged.

What else should I know?

Since 2008, the NIEDERSACHSENBÜRO has been committed to new housing concepts throughout Lower Saxony to strengthen cities and villages: for the longest possible stay in the familiar living environment, even in the case of care and help. Neighbourhoods are strengthened, self-determined, communal forms of living form the basis for civic engagement, for housing construction and for infrastructure impulses such as doctors' surgeries and village meeting places.

New housing concepts strengthen neighbourhoods and villages by unfolding the potential of the "we" - even in the case of age-related restrictions, illness or disability.

The Lower Saxony Office informs, advises and accompanies project initiatives in Lower Saxony, but also municipalities, the housing industry and other actors:

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.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families