Online application
We recommend that you submit your complete housing benefit application online via the Service Gateway:
- First application for rent subsidy
- First application for encumbrance allowance
- Application for continued rent subsidy
- Application for continued encumbrance allowance
After submitting your application you will receive immediate confirmation of receipt.
- Housing benefit checklist – online application rent subsidy
- Housing benefit checklist – online application encumbrance allowance
1. Application form for rent subsidy
- New application for rented accommodation – rent subsidy (PDF)
- Application for continued benefit for rented accommodation - rent subsidy (PDF)
- Housing benefit checklist – rent subsidy
2. Application form for encumbrance allowance
- New application for own accommodation (e.g. owner-occupier) – encumbrance allowance (PDF)
- Application for continued benefit for own accommodation (e.g. owner-occupier) – encumbrance allowance (PDF)
- Housing benefit checklist – encumbrance allowance
3. Preprints for notifications, supporting documents, statements and annexes
- Notification of changes to housing benefit, accessible (PDF, 401 KB, 2 pages)
- Annex to the application for housing benefit for expenses to fulfil statutory maintenance obligations, accessible (PDF, 349 KB, 2 pages)
- Statement about subletting, accessible (PDF, 341 KB, 2 pages)
- Written confirmation of earnings (PDF, 1,22 MB, 3 pages)
- Written confirmation by landlord, accessible, barrierefrei (PDF 314 KB, 2 pages)
- General information about a household member's self-employment (PDF, 364 KB, 3 pages)
- Information on the income of a household member with self-employment (PDF, 382 KB, 6 pages)
- Annex to personal declaration by a self-employed person (PDF, 98 KB, 1 page)
- Housing Benefit FAQ (PDF, 748 KB, 44 pages)
