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Here you can find out whether you are entitled to housing benefit and how to apply for it.

You can receive housing benefit as a tenant (so-called rent subsidy) or as an owner for owner-occupied housing (so-called burden subsidy).
Whether and how much housing benefit you receive depends on how high your income is and how high your rent or your monthly burden is in the case of home ownership. How many people live in your household also plays a role. If your financial situation or living circumstances have worsened during the grant period, you can apply for an increase in housing allowance at any time.

You are obliged to inform the housing allowance authority immediately of any changes. This also applies to changes that may lead to a reduction in the housing allowance.
The amount of the housing allowance may vary from region to region. Rent or charges are only eligible up to certain maximum amounts. The maximum amounts are based on the local rent level, the so-called rent levels

You will still need to attach supporting documents to the completed application. Current proof of your rent or burden, especially:

• Rental agreement,
• bank statements showing the amount of your current rent,
• if applicable, a current statement of operating costs,
• in the case of owners: Evidence 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
• Disability 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
• compulsory contributions to statutory health and long-term care insurance
• compulsory contributions to statutory pension insurance

are made. If all three payments listed are made, the deduction amounts to 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 Berufsausbildungsbeihilfe (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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You must apply for a housing allowance at the local housing allowance office. After processing the application, the housing allowance authority will issue a 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.

Housing allowance is paid from the first of the month in which the application is submitted.

Changes can, but do not have to, lead to an increase in the housing allowance. If your financial situation or living conditions have improved or changed again, the housing allowance may also be reduced.

In order to avoid the unlawful claiming of housing allowance, the housing allowance authority may regularly check the household members by means of a data comparison.

The amount of the housing allowance may vary from region to region. Rent or charges are eligible only up to certain maximum amounts. The maximum amounts are based on the local rent level. There are 6 rent levels. At rent level III, a municipality's rents roughly correspond to the national average.

Housing allowance can be granted

• for tenants (rent subsidy)
• for owners in the case of owner-occupied housing (burden subsidy).

The approval depends on

• the amount of the total income,
• the amount of rent or the monthly burden in the case of owner-occupied housing, and
• the number of household members and their income.

Approval is usually for 12 months and for a maximum of 24 months. To receive housing allowance, you must submit an application to your local housing allowance office. The application can also be submitted digitally.

Children from families who receive housing benefit can receive benefits for education and participation. The districts 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