Housing benefit change

Under certain circumstances, the amount of your housing benefit may change. Here you can find out when this is the case.

Notify your competent housing benefit authority immediately of any changes that could lead to a reduction or cancellation of your housing benefit. The housing benefit authority will then check whether and how the changes affect your housing benefit entitlement and inform you of the result. Overpaid housing benefit will be reclaimed.

In the following cases, the approved housing benefit is reduced or cancelled:

• Increase in total income by more than 15 %,
• Reduction of the rent or charge to be taken into account by more than 15 %,
• Reduction in the number of household members.

The entitlement to housing benefit is also cancelled in the case of

• Relocation of the entire household,
• Death of a single household member,
• Receipt of transfer benefits (e.g. citizen's allowance, basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity),
• improper use of housing benefit.

• Proof of income (salary statement, pension statement)
• Bank statements showing the amount of the current rent
• Documents on the costs of the residential property you use, if you are the owner
• Proof of receipt of transfer benefits, if you receive them (citizen's allowance, basic income support in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity)

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Changes that could lead to a reduction or cancellation of housing benefit must be reported to your competent housing benefit authority immediately.

• § Section 27 Housing Benefit Act (WoGG)

Contradiction

If your financial situation or living circumstances have improved or changed, this may also lead to a reduction in housing benefit. You are therefore obliged to inform the housing benefit authority immediately of any changes that could lead to a reduction in housing benefit.