Landkreis Verden: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)

Landkreis Verden is made up of 11 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)
Achim, Stadt	Stadtverwaltung Achim (Wohngeldstelle)	III	III
Blender	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Blender if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Dörverden	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Dörverden if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Emtinghausen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Emtinghausen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Kirchlinteln	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Kirchlinteln if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Langwedel, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Langwedel if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Ottersberg, Flecken	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Ottersberg if the district has handed this task to it	II	II
Oyten	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Oyten if the district has handed this task to it	III	III
Riede	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Riede if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Thedinghausen	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Thedinghausen if the district has handed this task to it	I	I
Verden (Aller), Stadt	Kreisverwaltung Landkreis Verden, or Gemeinde Verden if the district has handed this task to it	II	II

Applying for housing benefit: Landkreis Verden

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.