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Housing benefit calculator
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Your household
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Income
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Deductions and allowances
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Rent and use
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How many members does your household have in total (including you)*?
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In addition to you, this also includes
- Spouses, partners or parents (including step-parents, foster parents or parents-in-law)
- Children (including foster and adopted children). If you look after at least 1/3 of a child, it counts as a member of your household.
- Partners with whom you have lived together for at least 1 year or with a joint child or with whom you share income/assets
- Persons with whom you care for relatives
In the case of deceased household members, the deceased person is not counted out for 12 months after the month of death, unless the home was given up afterwards, the number of household members has increased to the original level or the person would have been excluded from housing benefit due to the receipt of other social benefits.
How many are excluded from housing benefit because they already receive other benefits?
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These include:
• Citizen's allowance or benefits for trainees according to SGB II
• Basic income support in old age or in the event of reduced earning capacity
• Assistance with living expenses (SGB XII)
• Transitional or injury benefit
• Benefits under the Asylum Seekers Act
• Child and youth welfare services (SGB VIII)
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Income of household members
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Gross monthly income of the household member in €
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Please enter the :monthly gross amount.
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The income must be stated as a gross amount (i.e. including tax and social insurance). This includes:
• Salaries/wages or income from self-employment
• Pensions (old-age, widow's, orphan's or reduced earning capacity pension)
• Pension payments (retirement pension, widow's or orphan's pension)
• Tax-free severance payments or refunds
• Foreign income
• Maintenance and subsistence allowances
However, child benefit, parental allowance (up to €300), care allowance and income from renting or leasing part of the home are not included.
How often is the income paid?
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Weekly
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Is this subject to tax?
Are there any (compulsory) contributions to health and long-term care insurance?
Are compulsory pension insurance contributions due?
Is the person a child of another household member, under 25 years old and working?
Is the person a pensioner and has paid into the pension insurance scheme for at least 33 years (basic pension period?)
Is the person severely disabled?
Was the person a victim of National Socialist persecution?
Is a household member a single parent living with at least one minor child?
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Maintenance payments to household members who live away from home due to vocational training or are cared for separately by their parents (per month).
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Maintenance payments to divorced or separated partners who are not members of the household (per month).
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€
Maintenance payments for other persons who are not members of the household (per month).
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€
How high is the monthly (gross cold) rent?
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€
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This generally includes gross rent, water consumption and waste disposal costs. However, it does not include heating costs, hot water, energy, parking space or other service charges (e.g. for nursing and care services)
What percentage of the rental space is not used by you for living?
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These usually include:
commercially or professionally used space,
is space provided to a non-household member (for a fee or free of charge) (e.g. subletting),
space subsidized by public funds (housing cost relief, Housing Promotion Act, etc.) or special-purpose assets, or
area covered by a person obligated under the Residence Act
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