Landkreis Vechta: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Vechta is made up of 10 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)
Bakum	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Bakum if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Damme, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Damme if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dinklage, Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Dinklage if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Goldenstedt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Goldenstedt if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Holdorf	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Holdorf if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Lohne (Oldenburg), Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Lohne if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Neuenkirchen-Vörden	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Neuenkirchen-Vörden if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Steinfeld (Oldenburg)	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Steinfeld if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Vechta, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Vechta (Wohngeldstelle)	II	III
Visbek	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Vechta, or Gemeinde Visbek if the district has handed this task to it	I	I

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Vechta

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.