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Housing allowance 2023: Soon more people could be eligible for the rent subsidy

2022-08-23T16:08:20.905Z


Housing allowance 2023: Soon more people could be eligible for the rent subsidy Created: 08/23/2022, 11:50 am By: Franziska Kaindl The inflation rate in Germany is currently 7.5 percent - to the chagrin of the citizens. The state is now considering an increase in housing benefit. The cost of living in Germany has risen enormously in recent weeks and months. Gas, fuel and groceries are all affe


Housing allowance 2023: Soon more people could be eligible for the rent subsidy

Created: 08/23/2022, 11:50 am

By: Franziska Kaindl

The inflation rate in Germany is currently 7.5 percent - to the chagrin of the citizens.

The state is now considering an increase in housing benefit.

The cost of living in Germany has risen enormously in recent weeks and months.

Gas, fuel and groceries are all affected by skyrocketing prices - but the salary does not simply grow with it.

The federal government is therefore already working on a third relief package.

Among other things, a lower VAT on gas, a gas price cap and inflation compensation are under discussion.

But you also want to readjust the housing benefit.

Housing benefit is only available if an application for it is completed.

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What is housing benefit?

The housing benefit is a rent subsidy for low-income citizens and families to cover the costs of renting or owner-occupied property.

If the legal requirements are met, there is a legal entitlement to the social benefit.

Persons who already receive other state social benefits such as basic security, unemployment benefit II or social benefits are not entitled to housing benefit.

If you want to receive housing benefit, you must submit an application to the responsible housing benefit authority.

According to Tagesschau, around 650,000 households receive the rent subsidy.

Third relief package could entail more housing benefit

Due to the rising energy prices, the federal government is planning to increase the housing benefit from January 2023. In the course of this, an expansion of the group of recipients is also being discussed.

This means that more citizens could then be entitled to the social benefit.

There is also a one-off heating allowance.

However, no specific details of the plans are known; the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building is responsible for drawing up the plans.

It is therefore not yet possible to say exactly how much rent subsidy individual households will receive.

At least you can use the official housing benefit calculator to find out whether you are already entitled to housing benefit.

Important information is the number of household members, the total monthly income and the gross monthly rent.

Source: merkur

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