Deutsch Housing benefits
Tenants and owners have the possibility to receive a financial subsidy for the costs of owner-occupied housing on the basis of the Housing Subsidy Act.
Tenants receive housing benefit as a rent subsidy, owners as an encumbrance subsidy.
Amount of subsidy:
- The amount of housing benefit depends on the size of the family, the eligible housing costs and the income level.
- The granting of housing benefit depends on the application.
- As a rule, the grant period is 12 months. If a repeat application is submitted after this period, the personal, economic and material requirements must be proven again.
Recipients of the following benefits are excluded from housing benefit:
- Unemployment benefit II and social benefit according to SGB XII
- Assistance towards subsistence according to SGB XII
- Basic security benefits in old age and reduction in earning capacity according to SGB XII
- Supplementary assistance towards subsistence or other assistance towards subsistence according to the Federal Supply Law
- Basic benefits and benefits in special cases under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz)
- Child and youth welfare benefits under Book VIII of the Social Code, if all persons belonging to the household are recipients of these benefits.
Application and counselling:
Stadt Oberursel (Taunus)
Geschäftsbereich Familie, Bildung und Soziales
Sozialer Dienst und Wohnungswesen
Andrea Frank Tel. 06171 / 502-292 Mail: andrea.frank@oberursel.de
We would be happy to send you the application for housing benefit!
Further information and advice as well as application:
Hochtaunuskreis
Assistance Management
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1-5
61352 Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe
Appointments by appointment only: Telephone 06172/9990
Forms:
Wohngeldantrag (Lastenzuschuss)
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