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Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis is made up of 17 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)
Aarbergen Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Bad Schwalbach, Kreisstadt, Heilbad Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis IV IV
Eltville am Rhein, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis V V
Geisenheim, Hochschulstadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis IV IV
Heidenrod Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Hohenstein Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Hünstetten Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis II II
Idstein, Hochschulstadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Kiedrich Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Lorch, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Niedernhausen Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis IV V
Oestrich-Winkel, Hochschulstadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis IV IV
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Schlangenbad Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Taunusstein, Stadt Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis IV IV
Waldems Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III
Walluf Kreisverwaltung Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis III III

Applying for housing benefit: Rheingau-Taunus-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.