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WHAT TO DO
Wohnungsamt / Amt für Wohnen
Municipal authorityHousing benefit (Wohngeldstelle) and the WBS housing permit both go through your town's Amt für Wohnen.
Enter your postal code above — you get the official page and the form for your city. The field-by-field guide is in our dossier.
Wohngeld is paid only to an account held by the applicant:
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I applied in the month I recognised the entitlement — without gathering everything perfectly: the application date fixes the payment start. I added the missing income proof a week later.
Wohngeld is usually granted for 12 months, then a continuation application. Set a reminder 2 months before the end — otherwise payments stop and do not return retroactively.
At your city housing-benefit office: application, lease, income proof for recent months, registration certificate. Many cities accept online. The list is on the city site.
From the application month — not retroactively. So submit incomplete right away and add documents, rather than waiting for the full folder and losing months.
The Bruttokaltmiete: cold rent plus cold utilities, without heating, electricity and garage — our dossier explains every field.
Gross — the authority applies the deductions itself. The most common mistake is entering net and triggering a correction loop.