Landkreis Oldenburg: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Oldenburg is made up of 15 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)
Beckeln	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Beckeln if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Colnrade	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Colnrade if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dötlingen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Dötlingen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dünsen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Dünsen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ganderkesee	Stadtverwaltung Ganderkesee (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Groß Ippener	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Groß Ippener if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Großenkneten	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Großenkneten if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Harpstedt, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Harpstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hatten	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Hatten if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Hude (Oldenburg)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Hude if the district has handed this task to it	I	II
Kirchseelte	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Kirchseelte if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Prinzhöfte	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Prinzhöfte if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wardenburg	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Wardenburg if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Wildeshausen, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Wildeshausen if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Winkelsett	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Oldenburg, or Gemeinde Winkelsett if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Oldenburg

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.