Overview

• The Wohngeldbehörde published fixed payment dates for July through December 2025, scheduling each subsidy in advance before the respective month begins.
• January 2025 inflation-linked rate increases are now applied via an advance payment calendar launched on June 30 to preserve Wohngeld’s real value.
• Updated guidance confirms that Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag, Bildungs- und Teilhabeleistungen, Ehrenamts- and Übungsleiterpauschale and Pflegegeld are excluded from income calculations.
• Wohngeld is unavailable to those receiving Arbeitslosengeld II or Sozialhilfe but remains accessible to other low-income households under SGB II.
• Applicants must submit online requests for a standard 12-month entitlement period and may claim retroactive payments for up to one month only.