Overview
- Friday's coverage makes clear that capital income up to €100 per person per year is exempt from Wohngeld calculations and amounts above that are added to assessed annual income.
- Local Wohngeld offices count earnings from minijobs in full as taxable income with no small flat exemption, which can raise assessed household income and shrink benefits.
- Recipients must notify authorities of income increases that exceed 15 percent of the amount named in the decision and such increases can trigger a recalculation of Wohngeld from the next applicable month.
- Changes in household composition, such as a partner moving in or out, change who is 'to be considered' under the Wohngeldgesetz and can prompt immediate or retrospective recalculation depending on timing.
- Authorities may reclaim wrongly paid Wohngeld when applications contain incorrect or incomplete information and can, under conditions like noncooperation or suspected wrongful receipt, request bank data on capital income.