Landkreis Aurich: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Aurich is made up of 25 towns and municipalities. In Niedersachsen, the districts, the Region Hannover, the independent cities and the large self-governing towns and municipalities (große selbständige Städte, selbständige Gemeinden) are housing benefit offices. Some districts have handed this task to individual municipalities. 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)
Aurich, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Aurich (Wohngeldstelle)	I	II
Baltrum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Baltrum if the district has handed this task to it	V	V
Berumbur	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Berumbur if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dornum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Dornum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Großefehn	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Großefehn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Großheide	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Großheide if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hage, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Hage if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hagermarsch	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Hagermarsch if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Halbemond	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Halbemond if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hinte	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Hinte if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ihlow	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Ihlow if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Juist, Inselgemeinde	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Juist if the district has handed this task to it	V	V
Krummhörn	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Krummhörn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Leezdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Leezdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lütetsburg	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Lütetsburg if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Marienhafe, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Marienhafe if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Norden, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Norden if the district has handed this task to it	II	III
Norderney, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Norderney if the district has handed this task to it	V	V
Nordseeinsel Memmert, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Nordseeinsel Memmert if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Osteel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Osteel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Rechtsupweg	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Rechtsupweg if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Südbrookmerland	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Südbrookmerland if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Upgant-Schott	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Upgant-Schott if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wiesmoor, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Wiesmoor if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wirdum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Aurich, or Gemeinde Wirdum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Aurich

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