Documents for the housing benefit application in Frankfurt
As of: August 2026
A housing benefit (Wohngeld) application in Frankfurt includes, besides the application form, evidence of the dwelling, the income of all household members and identity. Which documents are needed depends on whether you rent, sublet or occupy your own property, and on your residence status. Incomplete documents delay the housing-benefit authority’s decision.
Why the checklist matters
The Housing Office (Amt für Wohnungswesen) assesses the claim only on the evidence submitted. A complete set of documents therefore belongs with the application – for a first application as for a renewal.
Submit copies and keep originals ready if they are requested. The list below follows usual Frankfurt practice; in an individual case the authority can ask for further evidence.
What almost every household submits
Regardless of the form of housing, that includes identity documents, income evidence and – for rent – the contract plus payment receipts. Details of countable income are under Income, and of the boundary with other benefits under Transfer benefits.
Checklist by life situation
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For all households
- Valid identity card or passport of all adult household members
- Evidence of the income of all household members (usually the last twelve months or current notices)
- Evidence of child benefit, maintenance, pensions or other ongoing benefits, if received
- Details of everyone who lives in the dwelling
Renting (head tenancy)
- Tenancy agreement including the signature page (without house rules)
- Proof of the last two rent payments (for example a bank statement)
- Latest rent-increase notice or a current rent certificate from the landlord
Subtenancy
- Subtenancy agreement
- Head tenancy agreement of the head tenant
- Proof of the last two rent payments
- Floor-plan sketch with size, names of the rooms and who uses which rooms
- Latest rent-increase notice or rent certificate
Owner subsidy (owner-occupied property)
- Land-register extract
- Purchase contract, certificate of inheritance or gift contract
- Floor-area calculation (floor plan or building plan), and if applicable the declaration of division
- Loan agreements for purchase, construction or modernisation and current annual account statements
- Certificate on the taking-up of borrowed funds
- Property-tax notice
- Evidence of management charges for condominiums (Hausgeld statement)
Non-EU nationals
- Valid residence title
- Evidence of the purpose of stay, insofar as it explains the title
Pensioners
- Current pension notice for all types of pension
- Evidence of occupational pensions, survivors’ pensions or basic income support, if received
Self-employed people
- Latest income-tax assessment
- Current surplus statement (Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung) or management accounts (BWA)
- If applicable, a provisional profit estimate for the current year
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