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Lahn-Dill-Kreis: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Lahn-Dill-Kreis is made up of 23 towns and municipalities. In Hessen, the districts, the independent cities and the special-status towns of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Fulda, Marburg, Rüsselsheim am Main and Wetzlar are housing benefit offices. In all other municipalities, the district is responsible. The table shows, for each municipality, the office that is usually responsible and the rent level (Mietenstufe).

Verwaltungsportal Hessen – address, opening hours and online application.

MunicipalityUsually responsibleRent level 2026from 2027 (draft)
Aßlar, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis III III
Bischoffen Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Braunfels, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis III III
Breitscheid Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Dietzhölztal, Hochschulgemeinde Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Dillenburg, Oranienstadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis II II
Driedorf Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Ehringshausen Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Eschenburg Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Greifenstein Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Haiger, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I II
Herborn, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis II III
Hohenahr Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Hüttenberg Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis II III
Lahnau Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Leun, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Mittenaar Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Schöffengrund Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Siegbach Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Sinn Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Solms, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I II
Waldsolms Kreisverwaltung Lahn-Dill-Kreis I I
Wetzlar, Stadt Magistrat der Stadt Wetzlar (Wohngeldstelle) III III

Applying for housing benefit: Lahn-Dill-Kreis

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