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Apply for housing allowance
Service Description
If the income of your private household is not sufficient to cover the costs of adequate housing, you can apply for housing benefit. You can receive housing benefit as a subsidy for rent (rent subsidy) or as a subsidy for encumbrance (encumbrance subsidy).
Process flow
To receive housing allowance, you must submit an application to the housing allowance authority responsible for you. You will then receive a decision from there.
Who should I contact?
Contact the housing subsidy authorities of the counties and independent cities, the municipalities belonging to the counties.
Competent authority
The following agencies are responsible for granting and reclaiming housing allowances in the transferred sphere of action in each case
- The counties and independent cities,
- the municipalities of Gotha, Ilmenau, Rudolstadt and Saalfeld.
Requirements
The granting of housing allowance depends on several conditions, including the number of people in the household, the total income, and the amount of rent or the burden.
In addition, you must not be excluded from receiving housing benefit. This is the case, for example, if you receive unemployment benefit II or if you receive basic security benefits for old age or reduced earning capacity, or if you receive assistance for living expenses.
Which documents are required?
- Application forms (These can be obtained from the local housing allowance authorities or found via the Form Service Thuringia).
- Further proofs and documents (For more details, please refer to the application forms or the explanations of your responsible housing allowance authority). In particular, you must submit proof of income as well as rent or encumbrance.
What are the fees?
There are no fees to pay.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
If you are eligible, you will receive housing allowance from the first day of the month in which you submitted your application.
If you intend to appeal against the decision of the housing allowance authority, you must do so within one month of notification of the decision. The same applies if you wish to appeal against the decision.Legal basis
Applications / forms
After you have applied for a housing allowance, you will receive a decision from your housing allowance authority. If you feel that your rights have been violated by this decision, you can file an appeal against it.
Appeal
- You can find the required forms on the Forms Service Thuringia under the heading Housing Allowance. Alternatively, you can also obtain the forms from your housing allowance office.
- Online procedure possible: No, currently not yet possible.
- Written form required: No.
- Personal appearance required: No.
What else should I know?
For further information, please visit the website of the federal ministry responsible for housing subsidies.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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