Overview

• The September 2025 payment will be processed on Friday, August 29, with the monthly advance schedule set through December 2025.
• There is no national maximum for the benefit; entitlement depends on household size, income and the local rent level, which is bounded by seven Mietenstufen.
• Several inflows are not counted as income, including Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag, Bildungs- und Teilhabeleistungen and Pflegegeld, with exemptions for certain volunteer allowances and partial treatment of Elterngeld above the minimum.
• Awards typically run 12 months, sometimes up to 24, and recipients are advised to file a Weiterleistungsantrag about two months before expiry due to common processing times of two to eight weeks.
• Applications should use the BMWSB calculator and official portals, with consumer groups warning against fraudulent third‑party sites such as online-wohngeld.de.