Housing benefit; applying for a rent or encumbrance allowance

Under certain conditions, low-income households can receive housing benefit as a state subsidy towards housing costs. The application must be submitted to the housing benefit authority (district office / independent city) in whose area the housing is located.


Stand: 09.07.2024. Link zum BayernPortal

Online procedure

Apply for housing benefit

With this online application, you can apply for housing benefit (as a rent subsidy or as an encumbrance allowance) and submit and resubmit documents.

Citizen-friendly and digital: simply complete this online application directly via your internet browser. In many cases, this will save you a trip to the authorities.

Editorially responsible: Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Building and Transport (see BayernPortal)

Housing benefit office

Anschrift

Rathausplatz 1
91052 Erlangen

Öffnungszeiten

jetzt geschlossen
Montag: 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr
Dienstag: 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr
Donnerstag: 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr
Freitag: 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr

Outside of regular opening hours, individual appointments can also be arranged on site. Get in touch with us by phone, e-mail or contact form.