Overview
- Per §26 WoGG, Wohngeld is paid in advance on the last banking day of the previous month; for November 2025 this means end of October, with transfers on October 30 in Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony‑Anhalt, Schleswig‑Holstein and Thuringia due to the October 31 holiday, and on October 31 in other states.
- Amounts are calculated individually under §19 WoGG based on household income, household size and the Mietenstufe, with no legal cap on apartment size and one‑person Miethöchstbeträge ranging from €361 (Stufe I) to €677 (Stufe VII) before heating and climate components.
- Receipt of benefits that already cover housing costs generally precludes Wohngeld (notably SGB II/Bürgergeld, SGB XII, basic AsylbLG benefits and most BAföG), while it can be combined with Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag, Bildungs‑ und Teilhabeleistungen, Elterngeld, ALG I and pensions.
- In the income assessment, Kindergeld, Kinderzuschlag, Bildungs‑ und Teilhabe and Pflegegeld are not counted, the Übungsleiter/Ehrenamts‑pauschale is exempt up to €3,000 annually, Elterngeld above the minimum is partly counted, and asset limits of about €60,000 for the first household member plus €30,000 for each additional apply.
- Applications must be filed with the local Wohngeld authority, approvals typically run for one year with advance monthly payments, a §17a WoGG pensioner allowance shields at least €1,200 (up to about €3,378) of annual pension income, and a 2025 adjustment raised average benefits by roughly 15%.