Wohngeld Änderungen bei Neuantrag

Section 27 of the Housing Allowance Act (WoGG) Change in housing allowance
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While you are receiving housing benefit, you can apply for a change at any time. If there are any changes that could reduce your housing benefit, you must report them immediately.

While you are receiving housing benefit, you can make a new application for a higher housing benefit if:

• Your total income has decreased,
• more people live in your household or
• Your rent or housing costs if you own a property have increased.

These changes may lead to more housing benefit. But they don't necessarily lead to more housing benefit.
You must report any changes that could reduce your housing benefit to the relevant authority.

• Evidence of changes in rent or encumbrance
• Evidence of changed income
• Evidence of changes to the household members to be taken into account.
• Further documents may be required, such as
  • Proof of additional income
  • Proof of ownership
  • Self-disclosure of a self-employed person
  • Income forecast for self-employed persons
  • Proof of severe disability
  • If necessary, you can obtain further information from the responsible authority about any further documents required.

• In order to change your housing benefit application, certain requirements must be met, for example:
  • Their total income has fallen by more than 15%.
  • Are there fewer people living with you in your household?
  • Your rent or housing costs for owner-occupied housing have increased by more than 15%.
• The changes are verifiable and relevant for the calculation of housing benefit.

• You inform the responsible authority about the changes in person, in writing or by telephone.
• The responsible authority will inform you which documents it requires from you.
• You submit a request for change and include the required documents.
• The responsible authority will check your information and documents.
• The responsible authority will recalculate your housing benefit.
• You will receive a notification.
• Your housing benefit will be adjusted.

The responsible office will process your change as quickly as possible. How long it takes depends on how complete your information is and whether all the necessary documentation is available. If processing takes longer, you will not be disadvantaged. Your housing benefit entitlement will be reviewed from the date you receive notification of the change.

Housing benefit will be increased from the day you submit your application. An increase for the period before that is usually not possible.
If changes have occurred that lead to a reduction in housing benefit, you must inform the housing benefit authority immediately.

There are no special instructions.

contradiction

• A new application for higher housing benefit is possible if:
• Total income has fallen
• more people live in the household
• Rent or housing costs for property have increased
• Changes may , but do not necessarily, lead to more housing benefit
• Changes that reduce housing benefit must be reported

Eimsbüttel District Office - Department of Basic Security and Social Affairs - SDZ 1 - Housing Benefit