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To avoid any interruption in housing allowance payments, you should apply for continued housing allowance payments two months before the end of the allowance period.

Housing allowance is usually granted for twelve months and for a maximum of 24 months. To ensure that there is no interruption in the ongoing housing allowance payment, you should submit an application for continued payment of housing allowance two months before the end of the current allowance period. In doing so, the housing allowance authority will reassess the conditions for your entitlement.

You will still need to attach supporting documents to the completed Continuation of Benefits Application.

Current proofs of your rent or burden, especially:

• Bank statements showing the amount of your current rent,
• If applicable, a current statement of operating costs,
• in the case of owners: Proof of existing loans you have taken out for the purchase, construction or modernization of your home or condominium,
• in the case of owners: current property tax assessment notice.

Proof of the income of all household members, for example

• Wage and salary slips for the last few months,
• current pension statement,
• current notice of receipt of other social benefits (e.g. unemployment benefit, parental allowance, advance maintenance payments, sickness benefit),
• Proof of alimony payments,
• Proof of interest and other investment income (for example, in the case of savings accounts, fixed-term deposits, call money, building society savings contracts, funds); in particular, tax certificates.

Other proof (if available), for example

• Severely disabled person's certificate and notification of long-term care insurance benefits

Whether and to what extent you can claim housing benefit depends on
various factors:

1. How high is your total income?
2. How high is your rent or your monthly burden in the case of home ownership?
3. What is the number of household members and what is their income?

1. total income:
Total income is the sum of the annual incomes of all household members to be considered. Certain allowances and deductions for maintenance payments can be deducted from this.
Income is calculated on the basis of taxable income, supplemented by tax-exempt income. In each case, 10 percent must be deducted from this amount if, during the period of the grant

• taxes on income
• contributions to statutory health and nursing care insurance
• contributions to statutory pension insurance

are paid. If all three payments listed are made, the deduction amount is 30 percent.

2. rent/monthly charge in the case of ownership:
Rent is the agreed-upon payment for the use of living space based on a rental agreement.
Burden in the case of owners is the expenses for debt service and management of the property.
The basis for calculating the housing allowance is the gross cold rent. The rent does not include heating costs and costs for hot water. These are taken into account by means of a flat rate. Household electricity and allowances for the use of a garage or parking space for motor vehicles are also not included.
The rent or charge is only eligible up to certain maximum amounts. The maximum amounts are based on local rent levels, called rent tiers.

3. household members:
Household members are the person eligible for housing assistance and certain other persons living in the dwelling. The dwelling must be the center of living relations for each of these persons. Household members who are excluded from the housing allowance are not considered.
You are excluded from housing allowance if you receive transfer payments (other social benefits) in which housing costs are already included. For example:

• Citizen's allowance or
• Basic income support in old age and in case of reduced earning capacity.

Students and trainees living alone are also not entitled to housing allowance if they are entitled to BAföG or
vocational training allowance (BAB). This also applies if BAföG or BAB was rejected because the parents' income was too high. For details, please contact the housing allowance office responsible for you.

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The continued payment of the housing allowance must be applied for at the housing allowance authority locally responsible for it. After the application has been processed, the housing allowance authority will issue a new decision.

You can obtain the application form from the relevant housing allowance authority or download it from the link below.

Digital applications can be submitted via the MV service portal.

The application for continued benefits can be submitted two months before the end of the current grant period. If the application is submitted after the end of the approval period, the housing allowance will continue to be paid from the first of the month in which the application was submitted.

If your financial situation or your living circumstances have improved or changed, the housing allowance may also be reduced.
You are obliged to inform the housing allowance authority immediately of any changes that may lead to a reduction in the housing allowance. In order to prevent the unlawful claiming of housing benefit, the housing benefit authority may regularly check the household members by means of a data comparison.

• Housing allowance approval again
• Housing allowance is usually granted for 12 months
• Two months before the end of the approval period, an application for continued payment can be submitted.
• Requirements are then reviewed again

Children from families who receive housing benefit can receive benefits for education and participation. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the counties and independent cities are responsible for these benefits.

The responsible housing subsidy authority in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the city, municipality or district administration.

Forms available: yes
Written form required: no
Informal application possible: no
Personal appearance required: no