Landkreis Osnabrück: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Osnabrück is made up of 34 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).

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Municipality	Usually responsible	Rent level 2026	from 2027 (draft)
Alfhausen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Alfhausen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ankum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Ankum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bad Essen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bad Essen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bad Iburg, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bad Iburg if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Bad Laer	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bad Laer if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bad Rothenfelde	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bad Rothenfelde if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Badbergen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Badbergen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Belm	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Belm if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Berge	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Berge if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bersenbrück, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bersenbrück if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bippen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bippen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bissendorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bissendorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bohmte	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bohmte if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Bramsche, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Bramsche if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Dissen am Teutoburger Wald if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Eggermühlen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Eggermühlen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Fürstenau, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Fürstenau if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Gehrde	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Gehrde if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Georgsmarienhütte, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Georgsmarienhütte (Wohngeldstelle)	II	II
Glandorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Glandorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hagen am Teutoburger Wald	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Hagen am Teutoburger Wald if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Hasbergen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Hasbergen if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Hilter am Teutoburger Wald	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Hilter am Teutoburger Wald if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Kettenkamp	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Kettenkamp if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Melle, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Melle (Wohngeldstelle)	I	II
Menslage	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Menslage if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Merzen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Merzen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Neuenkirchen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Neuenkirchen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Nortrup	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Nortrup if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Ostercappeln	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Ostercappeln if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Quakenbrück, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Quakenbrück if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Rieste	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Rieste if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Voltlage	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Voltlage if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Wallenhorst	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Osnabrück, or Gemeinde Wallenhorst if the district has handed this task to it	I	II

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Osnabrück

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.