Your way to the application

If you would like to submit your application for continued approval online: First use the housing benefit calculator. This is followed by the online application.

To the online housing benefit calculator

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Please enter at least a postcode/city.

Why should I specify a location?

With the help of the location information, we can display the information, forms and services suitable for you and your responsible office.

Which location should I specify?

For example, your place of residence if you want to apply for a passport or the company location if you want to register a business.

You must also enclose evidence with the completed application for continued benefits.

Current evidence of your rent or charges, in particular:

Account statements showing the amount of the current rent,
if applicable, current utility bills,
for owners: Proof of existing loans that you have taken out for the purchase, construction or modernization of your home or condominium,
for owners: current property tax assessment notice.

Proof of the income of all household members, for example

wage and salary statements for the last few months,
current pension statement,
current notification of receipt of other social benefits (e.g. unemployment benefit, parental benefit),
current notification of receipt of other social benefits (e.g. unemployment benefit, parental benefit),
current notification of receipt of other social benefits (e.g. unemployment benefit, parental benefit).
Proof of maintenance payments,
Proof of interest and other investment income (e.g. for savings accounts, fixed-term deposits, call money, building society savings contracts, funds); in particular tax certificates.

Other proof (if available), for example

Certificate of disability and notification of care insurance benefits

There are no costs.

Simply explained

Housing benefit is intended to enable you to live appropriately and in a family-friendly manner. You can apply within one month of the end of the approval period at the latest to continue receiving housing benefit as a

rent subsidy or as
encumbrance allowance for owners of their own home or condominium.

The continued payment of housing benefit is usually approved for another 12 months. If your income remains the same, the approval period can be up to 24 months.

What requirements must be met?

Your income situation has not improved significantly since the initial application.

What else is important?

Children who are eligible for housing benefit and for whom child benefit is paid can receive benefits from the education and participation package.

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Education and participation package

Financial support for education and participation in social and cultural life: all information at a glance

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Frequently asked questions and answers

When is the best time to apply for continued authorization?

How long will housing benefit be paid if I continue to receive it?

When will the housing benefit continue to be paid?

How long does the processing take?

Where can I find more information on housing benefit?

What happens if my income situation changes?

How do I apply for an increase in housing benefit?

What do I have to do if my living situation or place of residence changes?

Did you already know? More benefits for families

Families are entitled to state benefits

Families with children are supported by the state with various family policy measures. The benefits are designed to relieve the financial burden on families, enable parents and children to lead a good life and make it easier to combine family and career. Family policy benefits include, for example, child benefit and parental allowance, benefits from the education and participation package, tax relief and many other benefits.

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