Apply for a housing entitlement certificate

Social housing is housing for people with little money.
These people cannot find an apartment on the free housing market.
Because often the rents are too expensive for them.
That is why there are also social housing.
Here the rents are not so expensive.

• You live in Baden-Württemberg?
  

Then your municipality is responsible for the Wohn-Berechtigungs-Schein.

• You want to move to Baden-Württemberg?
  

Then the municipality of your future residence is responsible.

• You must be looking for housing.
  

That means:

You need a new apartment.

• You must be at least 18 years old.
• You come from another country?
  

And the country does not belong to the European Union?

Then you must have a residence permit for Germany.
The residence permit must be for at least one year.

• The income of all persons in the household must be less
  than a certain value.

Please ask at the Sach-Gebiet Wohnraum-Versorgung:
What documents do I have to submit?

You want the application in paper form?
You can get the application here

• at the Infothek in the city hall
• at the district town halls in the city districts
• at the subject area housing supply

This may be different for each person.
However, you will always need proof of your income.
There must be a proof for all persons in the household with income
.
The proof must be of a full year's income.
Proof counts as:

• For employees:
  

All pay stubs or salary statements from the last 12 months.

• for self-employed persons:
  

the income tax statements from the last 3 years

• Unemployment benefit statement 1
• Unemployment benefit statement 2
• Pension statement
• Letter about a scholarship
• Notice about BaföG
  
• Students can receive BaföG money, for example.
• Income fromrenting and leasing,
  if you rent out buildings or land
• Income from capital assets
  

for example interest

• Proof of sick money

Other proofs like for example:

• Severely disabled certificate or notice from the pension office
• Passport or residence permit for people,
  

who come from another country and the country does not belong to the European Union

Would you like to apply for a residence entitlement certificate?

You can find the application form under this link:
 Application for a residence entitlement certificate PDF-File 680,56 kB
Here you will find a form that your employer can use to certify your salary
.
 Certificate of earnings for the application for a residence entitlement certificate (opens in a new tab)

There are several laws about social housing.
Here you can find the links to the laws.
However, the texts are not in plain language.

 Subject area housing

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