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Housing benefit (Wohngeld) in Heidenheim
Heidenheim is in rent level (Mietenstufe) I. The rent level (often written “Mietstufe”) decides up to which rent the housing benefit takes into account.
Up to which rent and income is housing benefit paid?
The figures apply to a household in Heidenheim at rent level I. Rent counts only up to the maximum amount (including the climate component). Income is a gross monthly wage, calculated for one person with tax and social contributions; the other people have no income of their own.
| People in the household | Rent counts up to | Gross wage up to about |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €380 | €2,160 |
| 2 | €462 | €2,890 |
| 3 | €551 | €3,600 |
| 4 | €642 | €4,850 |
A guide, not a promise: calculated with a rent equal to the maximum amount. With a lower rent, or more expenses that may be deducted (e.g. allowances for severely disabled people or single parents), the limit shifts. Assets above the limit rule out housing benefit.
Examples for Heidenheim
| People in the household | Gross wage per month | Housing benefit today | Housing benefit under the 2027 draft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1,500 | €210 | €154 |
| 3 | €2,500 | €305 | €216 |
One earner with the gross wage shown, the other people without income, rent counted at the maximum amount. Your amount depends on your details.
Outlook 2027 (draft bill, not passed)
Under the draft (Bundestag document 21/8284), Heidenheim would stay in rent level I.
| People in the household | Rent counts up to | Gross wage up to about |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €380 | €1,930 |
| 2 | €462 | €2,570 |
| 3 | €551 | €3,190 |
| 4 | €642 | €4,260 |
The income limit would fall because the calculation formula and the heating cost component are to be changed. Anyone who applies for housing benefit before 1 January 2027 keeps their amount until the end of the approval period under the draft (§ 42e), usually twelve months. Whether and in what form the law comes is open.
Source: Government draft law, Bundestag document 21/8284, read on 9 October 2026. Until the law is published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt), current law continues to apply.
Applying for housing benefit in Heidenheim
The housing benefit office (Wohngeldbehörde) of your town or municipality is responsible, in smaller municipalities that of the district (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen). Search the administration's website for “Wohngeld”; many offices offer the application online. Advice is free of charge (§ 14 SGB I). The approval period starts on the first day of the month in which you apply (§ 25 WoGG). Official websites and forms are in German.
Heidenheim has no entry of its own in the annex to the Housing Benefit Ordinance. For such municipalities the rent level of their district (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen) applies.
Work out your amount in Heidenheim
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Sources: annex to § 1(3) Housing Benefit Ordinance (rent levels), annexes 1 to 3 and § 12 Housing Benefit Act, as of 1 January 2025, retrieved 9 October 2026; draft law, Bundestag document 21/8284. Non-binding calculation under the general rules, not legal advice. The housing benefit office decides on your application.