Landkreis Barnim: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Landkreis Barnim is made up of 25 towns and municipalities. In Brandenburg, the districts, the independent cities and towns or Ämter with 20,000 or more inhabitants are housing benefit offices; a few smaller Ämter and municipalities have been authorised on request. The table shows, for each municipality, the office that is usually responsible and the rent level (Mietenstufe).
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| Municipality | Usually responsible | Rent level 2026 | from 2027 (draft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrensfelde | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | III |
| Althüttendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Bernau bei Berlin, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Bernau bei Berlin (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
| Biesenthal, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Breydin | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Britz | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Chorin | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Eberswalde, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Eberswalde (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
| Friedrichswalde | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Hohenfinow | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Joachimsthal, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Liepe | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Lunow-Stolzenhagen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Marienwerder | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Melchow | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Niederfinow | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Oderberg, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Panketal | Stadtverwaltung Panketal (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | V |
| Parsteinsee | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Rüdnitz | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Schorfheide | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Sydower Fließ | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Wandlitz | Stadtverwaltung Wandlitz (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | III |
| Werneuchen, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
| Ziethen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Barnim | II | II |
Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Barnim
The application is free of charge. You apply in writing using the official Brandenburg form or, where available, online. Housing benefit is paid from the month in which the office receives your application. Application form for Brandenburg · 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.