Hohenlohekreis: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Hohenlohekreis is made up of 16 towns and municipalities. In Baden-Württemberg, the city districts (Stadtkreise), the district offices (Landratsämter) and the major district towns (Große Kreisstädte) are housing benefit offices. If you live in a Große Kreisstadt, you usually apply to the town; otherwise to the Landratsamt. The table shows, for each municipality, the office that is usually responsible and the rent level (Mietenstufe).
service-bw: Wohngeld – address, opening hours and online application. The online application is offered by service-bw (with BundID), provided your housing benefit office takes part.
| Municipality | Usually responsible | Rent level 2026 | from 2027 (draft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bretzfeld | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | II | III |
| Dörzbach | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Forchtenberg, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Ingelfingen, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Krautheim, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Künzelsau, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | III | III |
| Kupferzell | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Mulfingen | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Neuenstein, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Niedernhall, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Öhringen, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Öhringen (Wohngeldstelle der Großen Kreisstadt) | IV | IV |
| Pfedelbach | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Schöntal | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Waldenburg, Stadt | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Weißbach | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
| Zweiflingen | Landratsamt Hohenlohekreis | I | II |
Applying for housing benefit: Hohenlohekreis
The application is free of charge. You apply in writing using the official Baden-Württemberg form or, where available, online. Housing benefit is paid from the month in which the office receives your application. Application form for Baden-Württemberg · Which documents do I need?
Which office is responsible: general rule under state law, given without guarantee; what counts is the information from your local council. Rent levels: Anlage zu § 1 Abs. 3 WoGV; from 2027, BT-Drs. 21/8284 (draft). Municipality directory © Destatis, Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung 2.0.