Region Hannover: housing benefit office (Wohngeldstelle)
Region Hannover is made up of 21 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barsinghausen, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Barsinghausen (Wohngeldstelle) | II | III |
| Burgdorf, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Burgdorf (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
| Burgwedel, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Burgwedel if the district has handed this task to it | III | IV |
| Garbsen, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Garbsen (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | IV |
| Gehrden, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Gehrden if the district has handed this task to it | III | III |
| Hannover, Landeshauptstadt | Stadtverwaltung Hannover (Wohngeldstelle) | V | V |
| Hemmingen, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Hemmingen if the district has handed this task to it | IV | III |
| Isernhagen | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Isernhagen if the district has handed this task to it | III | IV |
| Laatzen, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Laatzen (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | IV |
| Langenhagen, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Langenhagen (Wohngeldstelle) | IV | IV |
| Lehrte, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Lehrte (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
| Neustadt am Rübenberge, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Neustadt am Rübenberge (Wohngeldstelle) | II | II |
| Pattensen, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Pattensen if the district has handed this task to it | III | III |
| Ronnenberg, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Ronnenberg if the district has handed this task to it | IV | IV |
| Seelze, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Seelze (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
| Sehnde, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Sehnde if the district has handed this task to it | III | III |
| Springe, Stadt | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Springe if the district has handed this task to it | II | II |
| Uetze | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Uetze if the district has handed this task to it | II | II |
| Wedemark | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Wedemark if the district has handed this task to it | III | III |
| Wennigsen (Deister) | Kreisverwaltung Region Hannover, or Gemeinde Wennigsen if the district has handed this task to it | II | II |
| Wunstorf, Stadt | Stadtverwaltung Wunstorf (Wohngeldstelle) | III | III |
Applying for housing benefit: Region Hannover
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.