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Your selected location: Spelle

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.

Housing benefit cancellation/invalidity


In accordance with Section 28 of the Housing Benefit Act (WoGG), the housing benefit notice can be revoked by the competent authority under certain conditions or becomes invalid by operation of law.

In the event of a significant change in the housing and income situation of the housing benefit recipient, the competent authority is entitled to revoke the housing benefit notice and demand repayments.

Which documents are required?

Documents are required. Please contact the competent authority.

Requirements

  • significant increase in income or significant reduction in rent/burden,
  • abandonment/termination of the housing by the recipient of housing benefit or the persons to be considered,
  • Improper use of the housing benefit, i.e. the housing benefit is completely or predominantly not used to pay the rent or to raise the burden,
  • Application for or receipt of transfer payments (citizen's allowance, basic security) of one or more household members.

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Changes in the housing and income situation of the housing benefit recipient and other persons to be taken into account must be reported to the competent authority immediately.

What else should I know?

Detailed information is available from the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB):

Author

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Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the district, the municipality, the joint municipality or the city in which the applicant resides.

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Besondere Leistungen
Address: Herzog-Arenberg-Straße 12, 49716 Meppen
Timetable
Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Christina Behrens
Telephone: 05931 44-6313
Room:
113, Kreishaus III
responsible for:
Günter Lahuis
Telephone: 05931 44-6413
Room:
113, Kreishaus III
responsible for:

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