Landkreis Leer: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Leer 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)
Borkum, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Borkum if the district has handed this task to it	V	V
Brinkum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Brinkum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bunde	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Bunde if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Detern, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Detern if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Filsum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Filsum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Firrel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Firrel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hesel	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Hesel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Holtland	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Holtland if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Insel Lütje Hörn, gemfr. Gebiet	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Insel Lütje Hörn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Jemgum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Jemgum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Leer (Ostfriesland), Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Leer (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Moormerland	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Moormerland if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Neukamperfehn	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Neukamperfehn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Nortmoor	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Nortmoor if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ostrhauderfehn	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Ostrhauderfehn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Rhauderfehn	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Rhauderfehn if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Schwerinsdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Schwerinsdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Uplengen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Uplengen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Weener, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Weener if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Westoverledingen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Leer, or Gemeinde Westoverledingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Leer

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.