Housing allowance – application (Wohnbeihilfe)

Good to know first

• The application is free of charge. Source
• You can only apply for a flat you already live in. Source
• You must be the tenant of the flat and must not be related to its owner. Source
• Also required: main residence in Vienna, no Vienna minimum income support, income within the legal range, and Austrian citizenship or equivalent status. Source
• Attach the documents of everyone in the household, children included: official photo ID, personal documents, current proof of income and the rental contract. Source
• Do not send photos of your documents; send scans. Source
• If you apply by the 15th of a month, the allowance can start on the 1st of that month, provided your rental contract covers the whole month. Source
• You may also attach the "Bestätigung des Wohnungsaufwandes" (confirmation of housing costs). Your landlord or property management fills it in. Source
• You can submit online, by e-mail to wohnbeihilfe@ma50.wien.gv.at, by post, in the letterbox or in person at the housing allowance office (19th district, Heiligenstädter Straße 31, staircase 3). Advice on site is by appointment only. Source
• If documents are missing, you get a deadline to hand them in. If you cannot meet it, contact the office immediately, otherwise the application is rejected. Source

Applicant

1Familienname

Enter your surname as it appears on your ID.

2Vorname

Enter your first name as it appears on your ID.

3Versicherungsnummer (optional) (XXXX/TTMMJJ)

Optional: your social insurance number. It is on your e-card: 4 digits, usually followed by your date of birth as day, month and year (2 digits each). Note on the form: optional; XXXX/TTMMJJ

4Geburtsdatum (TT.MM.JJJJ)

Enter your date of birth as day.month.year, for example 05.03.1990.

5Geschlecht

Tick one of the boxes. Note on the form: Optionen: weiblich / männlich / divers / offen / inter / keine Auskunft

6Familienstand

Tick whether you are single, married, separated, divorced or widowed. Note on the form: Optionen: ledig / in Partnerschaft lebend / getrennt lebend / verheiratet / eingetragene Partnerschaft / geschieden / aufgelöste eingetragene Partnerschaft / verwitwet / hinterblieben aus eingetragener Partnerschaft

7Staatsangehörigkeit

Enter the country whose citizenship you hold.

8Liegt ein Behindertenpass gem. § 40 BGG vor

Tick whether you have a disability pass (Behindertenpass), an official card for people with disabilities.

9Kontakt Telefonnummer: · E-Mail:

Phone number and, if you have one, e-mail address, so the housing allowance office can reach you with questions.

10Beantragung ab (längstens für einen Zeitraum ab 4 Monaten vor Antragstellung möglich)

Enter the month from which you want the allowance. It can go back at most 4 months. Note on the form: längstens für einen Zeitraum ab 4 Monaten vor Antragstellung möglich

Flat

11Adresse Straße: · Hausnummer: · Stiege: · Stock: · Tür: · Postleitzahl:

Enter the address of the flat you want the allowance for. Staircase and floor only if there are any.

12Art der Wohnung

Tick what kind of flat it is: municipal flat (Wiener Wohnen), private rental, cooperative flat or something else. Note on the form: Optionen: Gemeindewohnung / private Mietwohnung / Genossenschaftswohnung / Sonstiges

13Wohnungsgröße Quadratmeter (m²)

How big the flat is, in square metres. The figure is usually in the rental contract.

Applicant’s income

14Art des derzeitigen Einkommens (Mehrfachauswahl möglich)

Tick everything you currently get money from, for example wages, a pension or AMS benefits. You may tick several. If you have no income, tick "kein Einkommen" (no income). Note on the form: Optionen: kein Einkommen / Erwerbseinkommen / Unterhalt/Alimente / Pension/Rente / Studienbeihilfe / Kinderbetreuungsgeld / AMS-Leistung / Leistung der Gesundheitskasse / Leistungen der Wiener Mindestsicherung (MA40) / Hilfe in besonderen Lebenslagen (MA 40) / Sonstige Einkommen

15Höhe des derzeitigen Einkommens (Netto-Monatseinkommen) Euro

How much money you actually receive per month (net), in euros. You attach the proofs.

Payment

16Auszahlung auf mein Konto

Tick if the money should go to your bank account, then enter account holder, IBAN and BIC. You find them on your bank statement or in online banking. Note on the form: Unterfelder: Kontoinhaber*in:, IBAN:, BIC:

17Auszahlung per Post

Tick if you want the money in cash. You then get a letter and collect the money at the post office within 2 weeks. Note on the form: Adresse: siehe oben

Declarations

25Ich erkläre an Eides statt, dass meinen Angaben der Wahrheit entsprechen …

With this you solemnly declare: everything is true, and no one in the household has income other than in the attached proofs, including from abroad. Note on the form: „an Eides statt“; Einkünfte gemäß § 7 Wiener Wohnbeihilfegesetz

26Als Mieter*in erkläre ich an Eides statt, dass ich nicht Eigentümer*in oder Miteigentümer*in der Liegenschaft oder Wohnung bin …

With this you declare: the flat does not belong to you, not even partly, and you are not close to the landlord, for example as a relative. Note on the form: Naheverhältnis gemäß § 3 Abs 4 WrWbG

27Wien, am · UnterschriftSignature required

Enter the date and sign. Do not forget the signature. Note on the form: Vergessen Sie nicht, an den dafür vorgesehenen Stellen zu unterschreiben.