Landkreis Cuxhaven: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Cuxhaven is made up of 29 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)
Armstorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Armstorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Belum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Belum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Beverstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Beverstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bülkau	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Bülkau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Cadenberge	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Cadenberge if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Cuxhaven, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Cuxhaven (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Geestland, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Geestland (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Hagen im Bremischen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Hagen im Bremischen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hechthausen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Hechthausen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hemmoor, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Hemmoor if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hollnseth	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Hollnseth if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ihlienworth	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Ihlienworth if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lamstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Lamstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Loxstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Loxstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Mittelstenahe	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Mittelstenahe if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Neuenkirchen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Neuenkirchen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Neuhaus (Oste), Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Neuhaus if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Nordleda	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Nordleda if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Oberndorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Oberndorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Odisheim	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Odisheim if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Osten	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Osten if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Osterbruch	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Osterbruch if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Otterndorf, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Otterndorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schiffdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Schiffdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Steinau	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Steinau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Stinstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Stinstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wanna	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Wanna if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wingst	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Wingst if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wurster Nordseeküste	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Cuxhaven, or Gemeinde Wurster Nordseeküste if the district has handed this task to it	I	II

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Cuxhaven

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.