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Living and Consuming

Here you will find information about rents and rents, waste disposal, street cleaning up to housing benefit and other financial assistance.

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There are 105 services for Living and Consuming

Application for designation as an investigation body for the investigation of biowaste in accordance with the Biowaste Ordinance
If you want to control treatment plants for biowaste to ensure that hygienisation processes are carried out in accordance with the regulations and that requirements with regard...
Application for notification as an investigation body for the examination of waste wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance
If you want to check waste wood treatment plants to ensure that waste wood is recycled there without damage, you must apply to the competent authority to designate you as the...
Apply for a loan for the construction or purchase of a KfW efficiency house
If you want to build or buy a new KfW efficiency house, you can apply for a loan with repayment subsidy under certain conditions.
Apply for funding for owner-occupied residential property
If you want to build, acquire or modernize a home/condominium, you can take advantage of housing subsidies if the prerequisites are met. The country in which you want to...
Bathing water quality
Bathing water is any section of surface water in which the competent authority expects a large number of bathers and for which it has not issued a permanent bathing ban or does...
Bathing water quality monitoring
Bathing water is any section of surface water in which the competent authority expects a large number of bathers and for which it has not issued a permanent bathing ban or does...
Biosphere Reserves
Since 1998, the "Biosphere Reserve" has been included in the Federal Nature Conservation Act as a separate category of protected area (such as national parks, nature reserves,...
Biowaste Disposal
Biowaste accounts for a large part of the waste generated by private households. Extensive bio-waste collection can contribute significantly to the reduction of residual waste...
Broadband coverage
The network for the supply of digital broadband connections (Internet, telephone, digital TV and radio, various services) is becoming increasingly dense. Are you looking for...
Broadcasting contribution in the private sector
The broadcast fee replaced the broadcasting fee on 01.01.2013. It is collected in the private area per dwelling. It is independent of the type and number of radios. The rule...
Broadcasting contribution in the private sector Deregistration
If you do not have to pay the broadcasting contribution, you should report this to the competent authority. Please also note the other services on the subject of "Broadcasting...
Broadcasting contribution in the private sector Re-reporting
Changes to the broadcast contribution, such as relocation or name change, should be notified to the appropriate authority.
Broadcasting contribution in the private sector Registration
As an adult, you have to pay a radio fee for your apartment. If another person already pays a broadcast fee for your apartment, you are exempt from payment.
Bulk waste disposal by collection
Bulk waste collection can be carried out by means of fixed collection dates or collection on request.
Bulk waste disposal by personal delivery
You can hand over bulky waste personally at the acceptance options.
Calculate and determine the wastewater levy
Are you discharging wastewater into a body of water? In this case, a levy must be paid to the respective federal state. For this purpose, you should submit the declarations...
Commercial waste disposal
Commercial enterprises can use their residual waste in urban waste bins, as well as in own containers and dispose of it as direct delivery yourself or through privately...
Confirmation of Reporting Exhibition
You will receive a confirmation of registration when you register with a main or secondary apartment at the office responsible for this apartment. It is used to prove the...
Construction of a small sewage treatment plant: display
The installation and substantial modification of a small sewage treatment plant, the components of which are generally approved for construction, shall be notified to the...
Consumer Information Act
The Consumer Information Improvement Act (VIG), or Consumer Information Act, entered into force on 1 May 2008. Since then, the food monitoring authorities of the countries have...
Cosmetics: Report undesirable effects and damage to health
In rare cases, cosmetics can trigger undesirable effects such as skin irritation. Information from consumers on this is important for authorities and manufacturers....
Data protection in municipalities
Data protection protects against misuse of personal data by third parties. Technological progress enables more and more rapid and extensive collection of personal data. Both...
Data protection in the state of Lower Saxony
Data protection protects against misuse of personal data by third parties. Technological progress enables more and more rapid and extensive collection of personal data. Both...
Dog husbandry
Dog husbandry refers to rearing, training, care, feeding of dogs and general coexistence with them as pets.
Dog keeping registration
Every dog owner is obliged to register his dog. The obligation to notify is regulated in detail in the respective municipal statutes. This provides for a notification...
Dog tax fixing
The dog tax is fixed by the competent authority.
Driving licence for protected landscape areas: grant
Where a Landscape Conservation Regulation contains a ban on use, an exception or exemption by the competent to issue a post.
E-waste disposal
The waste disposal of private households and thus also the disposal of electronic waste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and district-free cities...
Energy consulting
Information and information on energy saving is provided by the competent body. It advises on a wide range of savings options for electricity, water and heating. The energy...
Execution of collections Of information
Collections in Lower Saxony are neither subject to permits nor notification. Information and evaluations on donor-seeking organisations are provided by the competent body. ...
Experts persons for the inspection of long-term storage: determination
If there is concern that after the decommissioning of the long-term storage facility, harmful environmental effects or other hazards, significant disadvantages and considerable...
Fee for drinking water supply: survey
The provision of services for the supply of drinking water to citizens or customers must cover costs. The respective supplier therefore charges a fee for the direct supply of...
Findings
If you have found a valuable object (i.e. an item with a value of more than 10 euros), you must return this find. Contact points are the local government's lost property...
Flood protection
In principle, the responsibility for flood protection lies with the competent body responsible for local community affairs, planning and security. River basin-related,...
Food (market surveillance)
In producers' holdings, egg packing centres and slaughterhouses, as well as in wholesale and retail distribution centres (the so-called 'bottle necks' of marketing),...
Garden waste disposal
Garden waste can either be disposed of in the bio-ton or delivered directly to the nearest collection point for garden waste. In addition, it is also possible to use it on one's...
Heating oil consumer system Display
The installation and operation of a fuel oil consumer system must be notified to the competent authority. To be available: the construction of underground storage facilities...
Holiday offers
School holidays are nice, but in summer also quite long. If you are in danger of being bored, you should look on the website of the competent authority for keywords such as ...
Household waste disposal
There are various disposal options for household waste, such as blue paper ton brown organic ton grey residual waste tonne yellow tonne for packaging material Used glass...
Housing Promotion of general rental housing
As the promoter of a new building of rental apartments in urban areas with the rent levels 3-6 and a municipal housing supply concept, in the case of modernization measures or...
Housing Promotion of rented housing for the elderly and people with disabilities
As the owner of a new building, extension or conversion of apartments, housing groups or shared flats for senior citizens, people with disabilities and people in need of help...
Housing benefit change
In the event of changes in the current housing benefit, there is an obligation to notifyin the following cases: if the rent/burden (excluding heating costs) is reduced by...
Housing benefit increase
An increased housing benefit is only granted on request by the competent authority.
Housing benefit permit
Housing benefit shall be granted only upon request by the competent authority.
Housing benefit repeal/ineffectiveness
The housing benefit notice can be revoked by the competent authority under certain conditions in accordance with Section 28 of the Housing Benefit Act (WoGG) or becomes...
Housing promotion
State-sponsored housing is designed to help households provide adequate housing. According to the Lower Saxony Housing Promotion Act (NWoFG), the objectives of housing promotion...
Housing provider confirmation
As of 1 November 2015, regulations will come into force on the basis of the new Federal Registration Act (BMG), which you must observe in the event of a change of residence. If...
Immission protection: review - due to impairment
Neighbours of a plant or property must tolerate immissions to a certain extent if they are not or only marginally affected by this. There is an insignificant impairment if the...
Information block facility
The information block is set up by the competent authority. Other bodies involved, such as those of the previous dwelling and the bodies responsible for any other dwellings,...
Land owned by the country, real estate and property: sale/auction
Citizens and businesses can purchase land and real estate that the country no longer needs to carry out its tasks. In addition, the goods that the country is entitled to through...
Legal aid: Authorisation
Every citizen has the right to exercise his/her rights. Those who cannot raise the necessary financial resources for personal and economic reasons have the opportunity to apply...
Legal biotope protection
Protected biotopes are habitats of special plant and animal species. These habitats deserve special protection because they are rare, have a high ecological value and/or are...
Main and voluntary housing counselling
The NIEDERSACHSENBÜRO New Living in Old Age supports counties, towns, municipalities and private interested parties in developing offers and projects that enable older people to...
Military aircraft noise: Message
If you feel unjustly harassed by military aircraft noise, you can contact the Bundeswehr directly with complaints and questions.
Mobile towers - municipal information
Everyone has a mobile phone, but who wants a mobile phone mast right next to or on their house? The cities, municipalities and counties provide information on locations, civic...
Monument preservation
With the European Year of Monument Protection in 1975, the general recognition has prevailed that the past can only have a future if the built testimonies are preserved. The...
Municipal sports venues
Sports facilities, sports fields and sports halls are the property of the competent authority, which also regulates the allocation of indoor times.
Nature conservation
The aim of nature conservation is to preserve nature and landscape on the basis of their own value and as a livelihood for human beings. As it becomes increasingly clear that...
Noise nuisance from neighbours
Trees and shrubs, distances and habits, sounds, cats, dogs and last but not least, of course, the children: there are many occasions when the neighboring community becomes a...
Notification according to § 13 Drinking Water Ordinance
If you operate a domestic well, you must observe certain obligations according to the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV). Domestic wells are among the so-called "small systems...
Out-of-court arbitration in telecommunications disputes
If you are arguing with your telecommunications provider, you can contact the Telecommunications Arbitration Board of the Federal Network Agency under certain conditions. It can...
Out-of-court dispute resolution
In the case of minor litigation or in everyday minor cases, it is not necessary to use a court. The arbitration offices offer a cost-effective and simple way of settling...
Parking barrier for a move: facility
A parking block is necessary if the loading and unloading of a removal transport cannot be carried out without interference in road traffic. This is the case if the removal...
Playgrounds: Maintenance
In all towns and cities there are playgrounds for the younger children. These are not always where parents want them or not in the state they imagine. Anyone who has...
Prevention, recovery and disposal of waste Advice
The competent body offers advice on environmentally sound disposal and prevention of unnecessary waste.
Public holidays: Authorisation - from exceptions to general rest at work
On Sundays and public holidays, there is generally a general rest. All publicly noticeable activities which are likely to impair such calmness or which are contrary to the...
Recognition of politically persecuted persons as persons entitled to asylum or as refugees under the Geneva Convention on Refugees
In Germany, politically persecuted persons are entitled to recognition as a person entitled to asylum under Article 16a of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (GG)...
Recreational areas and facilities municipally
Your town or municipality offers its inhabitants leisure areas (barbecue area, park, children's playground, Bolzplatz etc.) and leisure facilities for use.
Register cash and certain other means when crossing the border
If you are carrying cash or certain other means in the amount of EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving Germany, you must inform customs.
Registration certificate issue
On request, the competent authority will issue you with a registration certificate if you are registered there with a main or secondary apartment. A registration certificate is...
Registration register information Grant
With information from the registration register, you have the possibility to find the person you are looking for. The following types of information are available from the...
Registration register information Grant Self-information
Upon request, you will receive information about the data stored in the registration register about you. The information includes: the data stored in the registration...
Registration register information Grant for commercial purposes
If a registration register information for commercial use is to be provided, this must be indicated. This registration record information is specific, a transfer of the acquired...
Registration register information Issue group information
You will only receive a registration report on a large number of unnamed persons (group information) if it is in the public interest. You can freely make the composition of the...
Registration register information grant extended
If a legitimate interest in the provision of information is demonstrated, the competent authority may provide an extended registration register information containing the...
Registration register information grant simply
As part of a simple registration register information, you will receive information from the competent body Surname First Doctorate and current addresses to the person...
Registration report To housing providers
As the owner of an apartment, you will receive a registration record of the persons living in your apartment if you demonstrate a legal interest. You have the same right as a...
Registration report To parties and groups of voters
Parties, groups of voters and other promoters of nominations may, in the 6 months preceding an election in connection with parliamentary and local elections, obtain the...
Release of a vehicle: certificate
Since 1 January 2007, last owners of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (i.e. vehicles carrying goods up to 3.5 tonnes) have been able to return the end-of-life...
Report suspected side effects and health damage caused by medicines, vaccines or tissue preparations
By reporting suspected cases of side effects or vaccine complications to the authorities, you are helping to make medicines and vaccines safer.
Reporting obligation
If you are moving into an apartment or move out of an apartment, you must register or unsubscribe from the appropriate office within 2 weeks. If you move domestically, you do...
Residence Deregistration for barges and seafarers
Anyone who is registered on an inland waterway vessel registered in a register of ships in the Federal Republic of Germany, leaves it and does not establish a new residence in...
Residence Registration as main residence
The new Federal Registration Act will enter into force on 1 November 2015. Anyone who moves into an apartment must register with the competent authority within two...
Residence permit: Exhibition
You need a housing permit (WBS) to purchase apartments that have been supported under the Land Housing Programmes under the Housing Act or the Housing Promotion Act. In the case...
Resident parking card extension
A resident parking card can be extended to the next year upon request.
Resident parking card issue
Any resident can apply for a resident parking card for his/her car or motorbike or a motor vehicle he or she permanently used if the conditions are met. The resident parking...
Second home tax exemption
In general, married couples who have an ancillary residence for professional reasons are not permanently exempt from the second home tax. The levying of the second home tax on...
Second home tax fixing
The competent authorities in Lower Saxony can decide whether and to what extent they wish to levy second home tax. There is no obligation to levy the second home tax. The...
Shop opening hours
In Lower Saxony, sales outlets are allowed from Monday 0.00 a.m. to Saturday 24.00. be open.On Sundays and public holidays, there is a general ban on opening and selling. The...
Special reporting obligation in accommodation establishments Registration
If you are admitted to an accommodation facility, you must register with the competent authority as soon as the stay exceeds the duration of six months. If you do not have an...
Special reporting requirement in hospitals, homes and similar establishments Registration
If you are admitted or move into a hospital, home or similar facility, you must register as soon as the stay exceeds the duration of three months and you are not registered for...
Street cleaning
Street cleaning for residents is regulated by the Street Cleaning Statute.
Tree felling permit grant
The tree felling permit is issued by the competent authority. This also clarifies what needs to be considered when felling trees.
Vegetable waste
Vegetable waste (landscape maintenance, gardening and park waste) consists exclusively of plants and parts of plants produced as part of the maintenance and management of...
Vegetable waste Disposal by incineration
The open incineration of vegetable waste is authorised for disposal outside approved installations as follows: Authorisation on a case-by-case basis, on request to the...
Waste
Waste (or waste) is a solid state of remains that are no longer needed, which includes liquids and gases in containers. Waste can be divided into different groups: Biowaste ...
Waste disposal
Waste disposal includes the collection, transport, treatment, reuse and disposal of waste from private households and other areas of origin.
Waste fee fixing
Homeowners and landowners receive fee notices from the competent authority for the waste charges to be paid by them. The aim of the fee scale is to create effective incentives...
Waste paper: Disposal
Every household incomes waste paper, for example in the form of newspapers and magazines, but also in packaging.
Wastewater fee
Waste water charges are municipal levies levied by municipalities on the basis of a fee statute for the use of a public waste water treatment facility (sewerage and sewage...
Wastewater fee fixing
Waste water generated by private households and businesses is disposed of by the competent authority. This sets a corresponding fee for disposal.
Welfare
Accident, illness, death of the partner, unemployment or low income can cause anyone to be in distress. He can then receive social assistance under certain conditions. Social...
Wild garbage
Wild waste includes all waste that is deliberately deposited outside the disposal facilities offered, especially in the wild.
Wild waste disposal
Wild waste must be reported to the competent body responsible for the disposal.
Winter service
As far as it is capable of winter service, the winter service must ensure that, in the event of smoothness and snow, the roads and sidewalks are still safe to walk or walk...

Top 10 Services

Soil benchmark card - extract/information
Exchange of an old driver's license into a new driver's license
Church Resignation Declaration
Apply for child benefit
Motor vehicle re-registration
Apply for a change of tax brackets during marriage or civil partnership
Dog tax fixing
Educational and participation services for children, adolescents and young adults Provision of
Children's passport exhibition
Apply for an identity card

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