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You must inform the housing benefit authority immediately if, not only temporarily

• the total income of all household members increases by more than 15 percent,
• your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs are reduced by more than 15 percent or
• the number of household members is reduced because they
  • are no longer part of the household
  • are no longer taken into account for housing benefit.

If the changes are retroactive or become known retroactively, your entitlement to housing benefit will also be reduced retroactively.

• The total income of all household members has increased by more than 15 percent or
• the number of your household members has decreased or
• Your rent or your housing costs excluding heating costs have decreased by more than 15 percent

• Proof of the change in rent or charges
• Proof of the changed total income of all household members
• Proof of the change in the household members to be taken into account

There are no costs.

• You send your notification of change in writing or online to the housing benefit office responsible for you.
• The authority will check whether your notification affects the amount of your housing benefit and will send you a notification if necessary.

There is no deadline.

The responsible district or city/municipality will decide on your application for an increase.

The Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Planning of the State of Brandenburg is the supervisory authority for the housing benefit offices.

• Housing benefit authorities in the state of Brandenburg

• § 27 Absatz 3 Wohngeldgesetz (WoGG)

You are obliged to provide all information truthfully. The housing benefit authority is entitled to check your details by comparing your data. The verification of your details is permitted up to 10 years after receipt of the housing benefit notice.

• Informationen zum Wohngeld auf der Internetseite des Bundesministeriums für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen (BMWSB)
• Der Wohngeld-Plus – Rechner auf der Internetseite des Bundesministeriums für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen (BMWSB)

Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB)