Landkreis Helmstedt: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Helmstedt is made up of 28 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)
Bahrdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Bahrdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Beierstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Beierstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Brunsleberfeld, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Brunsleberfeld if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Danndorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Danndorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Frellstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Frellstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Gevensleben	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Gevensleben if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Grafhorst	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Grafhorst if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Grasleben	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Grasleben if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Groß Twülpstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Groß Twülpstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Helmstedt, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Helmstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Helmstedt, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Helmstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Jerxheim	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Jerxheim if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Königslutter am Elm, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Königslutter am Elm if the district has handed this task to it	II	I
Königslutter, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Königslutter if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lehre	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Lehre if the district has handed this task to it	III	II
Mariental	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Mariental if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Mariental, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Mariental if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Querenhorst	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Querenhorst if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Räbke	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Räbke if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Rennau	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Rennau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schöningen, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Schöningen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schöningen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Schöningen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Söllingen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Söllingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Süpplingen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Süpplingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Süpplingenburg	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Süpplingenburg if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Velpke	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Velpke if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Warberg	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Warberg if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wolsdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Helmstedt, or Gemeinde Wolsdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Helmstedt

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.