Main-Tauber-Kreis: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Main-Tauber-Kreis is made up of 18 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahorn | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Assamstadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Bad Mergentheim, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Bad Mergentheim (Wohngeldstelle der Großen Kreisstadt) | III | III |
| Boxberg, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Creglingen, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Freudenberg, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Großrinderfeld | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Grünsfeld, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Igersheim | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Königheim | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Külsheim, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Lauda-Königshofen, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Niederstetten, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Tauberbischofsheim, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | II |
| Weikersheim, Stadt | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Werbach | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
| Wertheim, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Wertheim (Wohngeldstelle der Großen Kreisstadt) | II | II |
| Wittighausen | Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis | I | I |
Applying for housing benefit: Main-Tauber-Kreis
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.