Landkreis Northeim: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Northeim is made up of 12 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)
Bad Gandersheim, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Bad Gandersheim if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bodenfelde, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Bodenfelde if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dassel, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Dassel if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Einbeck, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Einbeck if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hardegsen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Hardegsen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Kalefeld	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Kalefeld if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Katlenburg-Lindau	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Katlenburg-Lindau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Moringen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Moringen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Nörten-Hardenberg, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Nörten-Hardenberg if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Northeim, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Northeim if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Solling (Landkreis Northeim), gemfr. Geb.	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Solling if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Uslar, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Northeim, or Gemeinde Uslar if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Northeim

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.