Heidekreis: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Heidekreis is made up of 23 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)
Ahlden (Aller), Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Ahlden if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bad Fallingbostel, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Bad Fallingbostel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bispingen	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Bispingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Böhme	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Böhme if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Buchholz (Aller)	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Buchholz if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Eickeloh	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Eickeloh if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Essel	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Essel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Frankenfeld	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Frankenfeld if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Gilten	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Gilten if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Grethem	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Grethem if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hademstorf	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Hademstorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Häuslingen	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Häuslingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hodenhagen	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Hodenhagen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lindwedel	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Lindwedel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Munster, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Munster if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Neuenkirchen	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Neuenkirchen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Osterheide, gemfr. Bezirk	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Osterheide if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Rethem (Aller), Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Rethem if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schneverdingen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Schneverdingen if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Schwarmstedt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Schwarmstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Soltau, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Soltau if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Walsrode, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Walsrode (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Wietzendorf	Kreisverwaltung Heidekreis, or Gemeinde Wietzendorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Heidekreis

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.