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Apply for an increase in housing benefit

  • Service description

    Housing benefit helps you to pay your rent or reduce your burden if you own your own home.

    If your financial situation deteriorates, you can apply for more housing benefit.

    There can be various reasons for this deterioration:

    • The total income of all household members will decrease.
    • Your rent, or your mortgage if you own a home without heating costs, will increase.
    • There are more people living in your household.

  • Procedure

    • You send your increase application in writing or online to the housing benefit office responsible for you.
    • The authority will examine and decide on your application for an increase.

  • Who should I contact?

    Housing benefit authority

  • Prerequisites

    • The total income of all household members has fallen by more than 15 per cent or
    • the number of members of your household has increased or
    • Your rent, or your mortgage if you own a home without heating costs, has increased by more than 15 per cent.

  • Which documents are required?

    • Evidence of the change in rent or charge
    • Proof of the changed total income of all household members
    • Proof of the change in the household members to be taken into account

  • What fees are incurred?

    There are no costs.

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    You submit the application no later than the last day of the month from which you wish to apply for higher housing benefit.

  • Legal basis

  • Legal remedy

    • Contradiction
    • Lawsuit
    • You will find further information on how to lodge an appeal or submit your complaint in the notification of your application for housing benefit.

  • What else should I know?

    You are obliged to provide all information truthfully. The housing benefit authority is authorised to check your details by comparing your data. The verification of your details is permitted up to 10 years after receipt of the housing benefit notice.

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