Landkreis Hildesheim: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Hildesheim is made up of 20 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)
Alfeld (Leine), Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Alfeld if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Algermissen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Algermissen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bad Salzdetfurth, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Bad Salzdetfurth if the district has handed this task to it	II	I
Bockenem, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Bockenem if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Diekholzen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Diekholzen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Duingen, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Duingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Eime, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Eime if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Elze, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Elze if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Freden (Leine)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Freden if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Giesen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Giesen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Gronau (Leine), Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Gronau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Harsum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Harsum if the district has handed this task to it	II	I
Hildesheim, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Hildesheim (Wohngeldstelle)	III	III
Holle	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Holle if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lamspringe	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Lamspringe if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Nordstemmen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Nordstemmen if the district has handed this task to it	II	I
Sarstedt, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Sarstedt if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Schellerten	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Schellerten if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Sibbesse	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Sibbesse if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Söhlde	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Hildesheim, or Gemeinde Söhlde if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Hildesheim

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.