Overview
- December 2025 Wohngeld will be paid in advance on Friday, November 28, because November 30 falls on a Sunday.
- The benefit is calculated from household size, gross income, and recognized rent or owner costs under local rent stages, with no legal cap on home size and with heating and climate components added since 2023.
- An additional €1,800 annual income disregard applies per eligible person with severe disability (GdB 100, or GdB ≥50 with care level 2–5), which can create or increase entitlement when documented with a disability card or care notice and applied from the month of determination.
- Key rules include exclusions such as child benefit and care allowance from countable income, asset thresholds of about €60,000 for the first household member and €30,000 for each additional member, and no eligibility alongside Bürgergeld or comparable transfers.
- Roughly 1.2 million households receive Wohngeld, average payments are about €370 per month, and awards typically run for 12 months starting from the month of application.