Overview
- Verena Hubertz told Berliner Morgenpost she wants Wohngeld and the Kinderzuschlag coordinated more closely, though she did not detail the mechanism.
- Families can already combine both benefits, but decisions are made by different offices; the child supplement pays up to €297 per child with minimum gross income thresholds of €900 for couples and €600 for single parents.
- Operating-cost back payments are not counted in Wohngeld, and households may seek one-month help from the job center or social welfare office when a utility back payment is due.
- Wohngeld is administered by the states and local authorities, is paid retroactively from the month of application if the file is complete, and is generally excluded when certain other social benefits are claimed, with retroactive Wohngeld possible if those claims are later denied.
- Rules highlighted this week include a €1,800 income disregard for certain severely disabled or cared-for household members and confirmation that 2025 rates rose by about 15 percent with adjustments now set every two years.