Landkreis Rotenburg: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Landkreis Rotenburg is made up of 57 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahausen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Ahausen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Alfstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Alfstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Anderlingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Anderlingen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Basdahl | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Basdahl if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Bötersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Bötersen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Bothel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Bothel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Breddorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Breddorf if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Bremervörde, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Bremervörde if the district has handed this task to it | II | II |
| Brockel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Brockel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Bülstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Bülstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Deinstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Deinstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Ebersdorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Ebersdorf if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Elsdorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Elsdorf if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Farven | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Farven if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Fintel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Fintel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Gnarrenburg | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Gnarrenburg if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Groß Meckelsen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Groß Meckelsen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Gyhum | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Gyhum if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hamersen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hamersen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hassendorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hassendorf if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Heeslingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Heeslingen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hellwege | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hellwege if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Helvesiek | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Helvesiek if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hemsbünde | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hemsbünde if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hemslingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hemslingen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hepstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hepstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Hipstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Hipstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Horstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Horstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Kalbe | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Kalbe if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Kirchtimke | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Kirchtimke if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Kirchwalsede | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Kirchwalsede if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Klein Meckelsen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Klein Meckelsen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Lauenbrück | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Lauenbrück if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Lengenbostel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Lengenbostel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Oerel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Oerel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Ostereistedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Ostereistedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Reeßum | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Reeßum if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Rhade | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Rhade if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Rotenburg (Wümme), Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Rotenburg if the district has handed this task to it | II | III |
| Sandbostel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Sandbostel if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Scheeßel | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Scheeßel if the district has handed this task to it | I | II |
| Seedorf | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Seedorf if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Selsingen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Selsingen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Sittensen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Sittensen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Sottrum | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Sottrum if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Stemmen | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Stemmen if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Tarmstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Tarmstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Tiste | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Tiste if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Vahlde | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Vahlde if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Vierden | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Vierden if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Visselhövede, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Visselhövede if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Vorwerk | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Vorwerk if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Westertimke | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Westertimke if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Westerwalsede | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Westerwalsede if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Wilstedt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Wilstedt if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Wohnste | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Wohnste if the district has handed this task to it | I | I |
| Zeven, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Rotenburg, or Gemeinde Zeven if the district has handed this task to it | II | II |
Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Rotenburg
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?
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.