Overview
- Payments are scheduled under WoGG §26 for the last business day of each month so funds are available on the first day of the following month, with all 2026 dates now published.
- Eligibility is case‑by‑case rather than tied to a single income threshold and depends on household size, total income and either rent or owner burden by local rent stage; both tenants and owner‑occupiers can qualify.
- Regional rent caps apply in the calculation: for one person the eligible rent ranges from €361 (stage I) to €677 (stage VII) and for two people from €437 to €820, with heating and climate components added where applicable.
- Asset limits under §21 WoGG apply, set at €60,000 for the first eligible household member and €30,000 for each additional member, with excess wealth excluding entitlement.
- A disability or care‑related income disregard of €1,800 per qualifying household member is reported by the national disability association, recent examples for retirees illustrate calculations, and the last benefit increase took effect on January 1, 2025 with roughly €30 more and no further raise expected for 2026.