Friesland: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Friesland is made up of 8 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)
Bockhorn	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Bockhorn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Jever, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Jever if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Sande	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Sande if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schortens, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Schortens if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Varel, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Varel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wangerland	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Wangerland if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wangerooge, Nordseebad	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Wangerooge if the district has handed this task to it	V	V
Zetel	Kreisverwaltung Friesland, or Gemeinde Zetel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Friesland

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.