Landkreis Cloppenburg: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Cloppenburg is made up of 13 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).

Serviceportal Niedersachsen – address, opening hours and online application.

Municipality	Usually responsible	Rent level 2026	from 2027 (draft)
Barßel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Barßel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bösel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Bösel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Cappeln (Oldenburg)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Cappeln if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Cloppenburg, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Cloppenburg (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Emstek	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Emstek if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Essen (Oldenburg)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Essen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Friesoythe, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Friesoythe if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Garrel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Garrel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lastrup	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Lastrup if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lindern (Oldenburg)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Lindern if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Löningen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Löningen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Molbergen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Molbergen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Saterland	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cloppenburg, or Gemeinde Saterland if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Cloppenburg

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.