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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
The list below sets out all the documents used by the Beckum Housing Benefit Office. During the application process, the applications office will advise you on which forms and supporting documents you need to complete. You can download these under ‘Documents’.
Housing benefit application form
Application forms
- Application for a rent subsidy
- Application for continued payment of the rent subsidy
- Application for a transport allowance
- Application for continued payment of the subsidy
- Supplementary sheet on housing benefit for households with more than four additional household members
Attachments to the application
- Information regarding subletting
- Information regarding statutory maintenance obligations
- Information on self-employment
- Information provided by the landlord regarding the accommodation (rental certificate)
- Certificate from the health insurance fund (to be completed only if receiving benefits)
- Certificate from your bank confirming the raising of external funds (to be completed only when applying for a housing allowance)
- Calculation of the financial burden arising from debt servicing and property management (to be completed only when applying for a maintenance grant)
- Statement of earnings issued by the employer
- Supplementary statement (capital assets and other income)
- Supplementary declaration (for adults of legal age who do not receive any income)
- Supplementary declaration regarding place of residence (to be completed only by citizens of EU Member States)
Further information
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Documents
- Application for a rent subsidy
- Application for a transport allowance
- Application for continued payment of the rent subsidy
- Application for continued payment of the subsidy
- Supplementary sheet on housing benefit for households with more than four additional household members
- Information provided by the landlord regarding the accommodation (rental certificate)
- Information regarding subletting
- Information on self-employment
- Information regarding statutory maintenance obligations
- Bank certificate confirming the raising of borrowed funds
- Certificate from the health insurance fund (to be completed only if receiving benefits)
- Determination of the burden from debt servicing and management
- Statement of earnings issued by the employer
- Supplementary statement (capital assets and other income)
- Supplementary declaration upon reaching the age of majority, where no income is received
- Supplementary statement regarding residence