Wohngeld Payment: When and How Is It Paid?
How does the Wohngeld reach your account? Everything about the monthly payment, the payment start from the application month and the payment dates in Dortmund.
Approved Wohngeld is transferred to your account monthly. Payment starts with the month in which the application was submitted – no retroactive payment is made for earlier months.
Monthly transfer
Wohngeld is paid continuously: month after month, directly to the account you stated in the application. The exact transfer day is given in the approval notice.
From when is it paid?
The application month is decisive: Wohngeld is paid from the first day of the month in which the application reached the Wohngeldstelle. The earlier you apply, the earlier payment starts.
What affects the payment
- Changes in income, rent or household size affect the amount – and must be reported to the Wohngeldstelle.
- Moving within Dortmund can change the amount; the Wohngeldstelle remains responsible.
- In case of incorrect payments, the Wohngeldstelle reclaims overpaid amounts.
Frequently Asked Questions
To which account is Wohngeld paid?
To the account you state in the application. Report bank account changes to the Wohngeldstelle.
Are there fixed payment dates?
The transfer is made monthly; your approval notice states the concrete date.
More about amount & calculation
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