Landkreis Bayreuth: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Bayreuth is made up of 43 towns and municipalities. In Bayern, the district offices (Landratsämter) and the independent cities are housing benefit offices. Even in major district towns (Große Kreisstädte), the Landratsamt is responsible. The table shows, for each municipality, the office that is usually responsible and the rent level (Mietenstufe).

BayernPortal: Wohngeld – address, opening hours and online application. All housing benefit offices in Bayern also offer the application online via the BayernPortal.

Municipality	Usually responsible	Rent level 2026	from 2027 (draft)
Ahorntal	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Aufseß	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Bad Berneck i.Fichtelgebirge, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Betzenstein, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Bindlach	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Bischofsgrün	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Bischofsgrüner Forst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Creußen, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Eckersdorf	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Emtmannsberg	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Fichtelberg	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Fichtelberg	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Forst Neustädtlein a.Forst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Gefrees, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Gesees	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Glashütten	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Glashüttener Forst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Goldkronach, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Haag	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Heinersreuth	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Heinersreuther Forst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Hollfeld, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Hummeltal	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Kirchenpingarten	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Mehlmeisel	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Mistelbach	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Mistelgau	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Neubauer Forst-Nord	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Pegnitz, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	II	II
Plankenfels	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Plech, M	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Pottenstein, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Prebitz	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Prüll	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Schnabelwaid, M	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Seybothenreuth	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Speichersdorf	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Veldensteinerforst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Waidacher Forst	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Waischenfeld, St	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Warmensteinach	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I
Weidenberg, M	Landratsamt Bayreuth	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Bayreuth

The application is free of charge. You apply in writing using the official Bayern form or, where available, online. Housing benefit is paid from the month in which the office receives your application. Application form for Bayern · Which documents do I need?

How much housing benefit could your household get? Calculate now – or fill in the form with our assistant. Your housing benefit office makes the decision.

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.