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Housing benefit
Short text
Housing benefit is a social benefit under the Housing Benefit Act. It supports citizens with a low income with their housing costs. Housing benefit is paid as a rent subsidy (for tenants) or as an encumbrance allowance (for owner-occupiers). Housing benefit is only granted on application. The month in which the application is made is decisive for the date from which housing benefit is paid.
Performance specification
Calculate requirements and submit application
Whether and how much housing benefit you receive depends on the number of household members, the total household income and the amount of rent or charges. You can use the NRW housing benefit calculator to check for yourself, without obligation, whether you belong to the group of people who are entitled to a rent allowance (housing benefit for rented flats) or encumbrance allowance (housing benefit for property).
Required documents
Application forms
Housing benefit application form
Application for continued payment of the rent subsidy
Application for encumbrance allowance
Application for continued payment of the subsidy
Attachments to the application
Annex to housing benefit for households with more than four other household members
Determination of the burden from debt servicing and management
Further information
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