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Prerequisites

• 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.

Documents required

• 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.

Please note

Deadlines

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.

Procedure

• 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.

Processing time

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.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

Section 27 of the Housing Allowance Act (WoGG) Change in housing allowance