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Landkreis Stade: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Stade is made up of 40 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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MunicipalityUsually responsibleRent level 2026from 2027 (draft)
Agathenburg Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Agathenburg if the district has handed this task to it II III
Ahlerstedt Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Ahlerstedt if the district has handed this task to it II III
Apensen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Apensen if the district has handed this task to it II III
Balje Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Balje if the district has handed this task to it II III
Bargstedt Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Bargstedt if the district has handed this task to it II III
Beckdorf Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Beckdorf if the district has handed this task to it II III
Bliedersdorf Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Bliedersdorf if the district has handed this task to it II III
Brest Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Brest if the district has handed this task to it II III
Burweg Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Burweg if the district has handed this task to it II III
Buxtehude, Hansestadt Stadtverwaltung Buxtehude (Wohngeldstelle) V V
Deinste Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Deinste if the district has handed this task to it II III
Dollern Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Dollern if the district has handed this task to it II III
Drochtersen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Drochtersen if the district has handed this task to it II II
Düdenbüttel Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Düdenbüttel if the district has handed this task to it II III
Engelschoff Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Engelschoff if the district has handed this task to it II III
Estorf Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Estorf if the district has handed this task to it II III
Fredenbeck Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Fredenbeck if the district has handed this task to it II III
Freiburg (Elbe), Flecken Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Freiburg if the district has handed this task to it II III
Großenwörden Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Großenwörden if the district has handed this task to it II III
Grünendeich Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Grünendeich if the district has handed this task to it II III
Guderhandviertel Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Guderhandviertel if the district has handed this task to it II III
Hammah Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Hammah if the district has handed this task to it II III
Harsefeld, Flecken Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Harsefeld if the district has handed this task to it III IV
Heinbockel Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Heinbockel if the district has handed this task to it II III
Himmelpforten Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Himmelpforten if the district has handed this task to it II III
Hollern-Twielenfleth Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Hollern-Twielenfleth if the district has handed this task to it II III
Horneburg, Flecken Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Horneburg if the district has handed this task to it II III
Jork Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Jork if the district has handed this task to it IV IV
Kranenburg Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Kranenburg if the district has handed this task to it II III
Krummendeich Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Krummendeich if the district has handed this task to it II III
Kutenholz Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Kutenholz if the district has handed this task to it II III
Mittelnkirchen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Mittelnkirchen if the district has handed this task to it II III
Neuenkirchen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Neuenkirchen if the district has handed this task to it II III
Nottensdorf Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Nottensdorf if the district has handed this task to it II III
Oederquart Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Oederquart if the district has handed this task to it II III
Oldendorf Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Oldendorf if the district has handed this task to it II III
Sauensiek Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Sauensiek if the district has handed this task to it II III
Stade, Hansestadt Stadtverwaltung Stade (Wohngeldstelle) IV IV
Steinkirchen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Steinkirchen if the district has handed this task to it II III
Wischhafen Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Stade, or Gemeinde Wischhafen if the district has handed this task to it II III

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Stade

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.