Overview
- Early July 2026 reporting shows the Federal Ministry for Housing circulated a draft law that would change Wohngeld calculations and take effect in 2027 unless altered in the budget process.
- The proposal cuts the heating and warm‑water component (example: single‑person top heating payment falls from €110.40 to €62.40 while the climate addendum stays), reducing some household maximums.
- The draft halves the countable share of several allowances and employer pension contributions when calculating income and creates explicit asset limits (starting at €60,000 plus €30,000 per additional household member, capped at €120,000).
- The government frames the changes as budget measures that aim to save about €1.5 billion in 2027 and roughly €2 billion in 2028 shared between the federal government and the states.
- Tenant groups, opposition parties and some SPD officials warn the measures could cut support for roughly 1.2 million beneficiary households and the draft is being negotiated by ministries, the Sozialstaatskommission and the Länder ahead of an autumn 2026 concept and the 2027 budget decision.