Apply for a certificate of eligibility for housing
Description
A Housing Entitlement Certificate (WBS) is required to move into apartments that have been subsidized under the state housing programs. There is a fixed rental price for subsidised apartments. A prerequisite for the granting of the WBS is compliance with certain income limits.
The income limits for the issuance of a housing entitlement certificate (in each case annual income) are for
- Single-person households: 12,000 euros
- Two-person households: 18,000 euros
- Plus for each additional household member: 4,100 euros
- For children, these income limits increase by 500 euros for each child.
These amounts can only be taken as rough benchmarks, because the income calculation is based on a special method. The above values are approximate to the concept of net income, but do not correspond completely to it.
For apartments built or modernized according to the housing programs of the country, depending on the subsidy program, a surcharge to these income limits, usually of 20%, applies. For apartments that are subject to the BelBindG LSA, the above limits apply without surcharge.
The housing entitlement certificates issued in the state of Saxony-Anhalt are only valid in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Housing eligibility certificates for subsidised housing are issued after a previous income test.
Required documents
In addition to the application form and the income notification, which each applicant must complete and sign, proof of income over the last 12 months is required, depending on their personal situation.
Recognised proofs are, for example:
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Earnings / salary certificates
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Pension notices
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Arbeitslosengeld-/ ALG II - Notices
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Social assistance notice
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if applicable, the last income tax assessment
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if applicable, the last income tax return / advance payment notice
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Certificate according to § 69 Abs. 5 of the Ninth Book of the Social Code (SGB IX)
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Proof of the need for care at home according to § 14 of the Eleventh Book of the Social Code (SGB XI)
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Marriage certificate / civil partnership certificate
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Proof of increased advertising costs
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Proof of maintenance obligations and amount of benefits
- Power of attorney when applied for by third parties
The original and copies of the supporting documents must be submitted.
Social assistance recipients, recipients of ALG II and recipients of benefits under the Basic Security Act (GSiG) are exempt from fees.
Fee: 10,30 EURPayment in advance: No
- from 10,30 EUR
The fees are to be paid in cash or by debit card at the pay machines in the citizen service points.
Excluded from the exemption from fees are beneficiaries according to § 24 SGB II and according to the Twelfth Book of the Social Code (SGB XII) – Social Assistance
The period of validity of a housing entitlement certificate is 1 year.
- at least ten working days if the complete documents are available
Housing entitlement certificates are issued by the housing subsidy offices of the districts and district-free cities.
Application
- in person or
- by third parties with power of attorney
To apply, you need an appointment, which you can arrange online or by telephone via the telephone number 115 (without area code within the city area Halle (Saale)) or 0345-2210.
Information as to whether an apartment is subject to occupancy can be provided by the person entitled to dispose of it (owner or administrator) or the housing subsidy offices of the districts and district-free cities. The housing entitlement certificate only entitles you to move into the apartments, but it does not represent a "housing assignment". The allocation of the apartments is carried out by those entitled to dispose of them. The payment of a rental deposit is possible, but commissions or brokerage fees are not permitted for occupancy-linked apartments.
If you want to move into an occupancy-based apartment in another federal state, you should contact the competent authority of the respective country to apply for a housing entitlement certificate.
For subsidised, renovated and newly built apartments according to § 88 d II Housing Act (II. WoBauG) and § 27 of the Housing Promotion Act (WoFG) applies:
- depending on the funding guideline, it is currently permissible to exceed the income limits by up to 20 percent, for individual funding programs of the past years up to 60 percent
- WBS applies to renovated old buildings and newly built apartments when using subsidies by the landlord
- the living space is temporarily price-bound
- [only for the first four years, in which case §§ 557 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB) or, if applicable, an agreement concluded between Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt and the recipient of the grant applies]
- Rent deposit will be charged
- Housing companies and cooperatives
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
