Landkreis Lüneburg: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Landkreis Lüneburg is made up of 43 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Adendorf if the district has handed this task to it | IV | IV |
| Amelinghausen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Amelinghausen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Amt Neuhaus | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Amt Neuhaus if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Artlenburg, Flecken | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Artlenburg if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Bardowick, Flecken | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Bardowick if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Barendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Barendorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Barnstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Barnstedt if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Barum | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Barum if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Betzendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Betzendorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Bleckede, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Bleckede if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Boitze | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Boitze if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Brietlingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Brietlingen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Dahlem | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Dahlem if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Dahlenburg, Flecken | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Dahlenburg if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Deutsch Evern | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Deutsch Evern if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Echem | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Echem if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Embsen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Embsen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Handorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Handorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Hittbergen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Hittbergen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Hohnstorf (Elbe) | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Hohnstorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Kirchgellersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Kirchgellersen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Lüdersburg | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Lüdersburg if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Lüneburg, Hansestadt | Stadtverwaltung Lüneburg (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | V |
| Mechtersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Mechtersen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Melbeck | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Melbeck if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Nahrendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Nahrendorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Neetze | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Neetze if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Oldendorf (Luhe) | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Oldendorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Radbruch | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Radbruch if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Rehlingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Rehlingen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Reinstorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Reinstorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Reppenstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Reppenstedt if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Rullstorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Rullstorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Scharnebeck | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Scharnebeck if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Soderstorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Soderstorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Südergellersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Südergellersen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Thomasburg | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Thomasburg if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Tosterglope | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Tosterglope if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Vastorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Vastorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Vögelsen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Vögelsen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Wendisch Evern | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Wendisch Evern if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Westergellersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Westergellersen if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Wittorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Lüneburg, or Gemeinde Wittorf if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Lüneburg
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.