If you need a subsidised flat in Munich, you need to send an application. You can then look for a flat by means of the SOWON web platform.

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Course description
Prerequisites
Required documents
Duration and costs
Questions & Answers
Legal basis
Links and downloads
Contact Us

Course description

It is just possible to move into a subsidised flat under particular conditions. Therefore, an application for registration should be sent to the Office for Housing and Migration.

As part of the processing of your application, the private room requirement (concept: 1 room per individual, a different living-room is not provided) and the seriousness of the housing search will be determined. The seriousness is categorised on the basis of a points table. Depending upon the level of income, registration stands for an optimum of 2 years from the date of the choice.

During this period, you can browse for flats on SOWON and apply. The 5 applicants with the greatest seriousness will then receive a written offer of accommodation (nomination) with the contact details of the property managers to see the accommodation. The landlords then decide who gets the flat.

You can submit your application online on SOWON or using the paper type. You can find more details on online applications in the leaflet "Online housing application" and in the explanatory video "Online housing application".

After registration (notice), you will be shown all offered subsidised flats on SOWON that match your home. You can request up to three flats at the very same time. You can find an introduction of the housing search through SOWON in the leaflet "Housing Search Online".

Munich Model flats are not provided on SOWON, however are allocated directly by the property managers. You can discover current housing offers on residential or commercial property portals such as ImmobilienScout24.

Depending on the size of your home, it might take several months or perhaps a number of years before a flat can be put. We advise that you continue to look for flats on the open rental market.

For further information about the application process and finding lodging, please also use our assistance pages.

Prerequisites

- Compliance with income limitations: - There are different income levels. Depending upon the level of income, you are entitled to move into flats in the proper earnings bracket. If the maximum allowed earnings limit is gone beyond, the application will be rejected.
- You can utilize this WBS calculator for an initial check. Please note that the result is just a rough guide and is not a binding earnings computation.

Household affiliation (according to Art. 4 BayWoFG) Cohabiting partners can only be registered jointly if they are in a so-called long-lasting partnership. In specific, a relationship of at least 2 years and the care of joint children serve as indicators.
- The family usually consists of (from the perspective of the applicant or their spouse/partner) - Children (including foster children).
- Parents, (excellent-) grandparents.
- (Great-) grandchildren.
- Brother/sister.
- Father-in-law/mother-in-law, son-in-law/daughter-in-law.
- Brother-in-law/sister-in-law

- Not consisted of in the home (no joint registration possible):.
Uncle, auntie, cousin, nephew, niece, remote loved ones and other individuals

regular house/ main house in Germany.
sufficient residence status when it comes to foreign flat applicants - authorised are for instance: Settlement license ( § 9 AufenthG), house authorization for humanitarian factors ( § 25 AufenthG).
- not authorising are, for example: toleration ( § 60a AufenthG)

Required documents

- Proof of earnings (e.g. salary/wage slips for the last 3 months, SGB II/ SGB XII notice (all pages), last tax assessment notice).
- Identity card, passport or residence permit.
- Tenancy agreement or evidence of present housing scenario.
- if suitable, confirmation of pregnancy (maternity record or medical certificate).
medical certificate, if appropriate.
- proof of custody or statement of child( ren) in different homes, if suitable

Duration and expenses

Processing time

We process all applications one after the other. Due to the a great deal of applications gotten, processing times can sadly take around 6 months. You can see the processing status of your application on SOWON( under "Applications"). Therefore, please refrain from checking the processing status in the meantime. We will process your application as rapidly as possible.

Please send a repeat application in good time to ensure that registration is as smooth as possible.

Fees and charges

No costs are charged for processing the application. If a flat is effectively discovered, a verification charge of 25 euros will be charged.

Questions & Answers

How and where can I get suggestions or a visit?

You are welcome to call the service hotline on 089 233-96820 with your enquiry. The service hotline will attempt to clarify your demand over the phone. If you would like a visit, the workplace will call you back to arrange an appointment.

Alternatively, you can use our contact kind. Here you can handle numerous issues straight (e.g. report modifications and upload files, report technical problems with SOWON, request a brand-new password, ask basic concerns, request an appointment). We will clarify your request as quickly as possible and call you back if essential.

After making a visit, you will receive a consultation confirmation from us. Please bring this with you to the visit.

How can people without internet gain access to usage SOWON?

Internet gain access to is required to search for flats by means of our SOWON platform. For example, the computers in Munich's city libraries can be used free of charge. You can discover a list of locations and opening hours at: muenchner-stadtbibliothek. de/orte-zeiten

If you have a mobile phone, tablet or laptop computer, you can likewise use the totally free M-WLAN. M-WLAN hotspots can be found in big parts of the city, for instance in public locations, cable car stops and municipal centers.

If you need help using SOWON, you can make an appointment at our workplace (see previous question).

The number of subsidised flats are there?

The City of Munich has a stock of around 91,000 flats owned by municipal and private housing associations, which are designated by the Office for Housing and Migration, consisting of around 48,500 subsidised flats in the bond. Around 3,000 of these flats are newly allocated each year. On the other hand, there are around 30,000 applications each year from households searching for lodging.

Frequently asked concerns on the topics of application, modifications, SOWON utilisation, flat search and allotment

You are welcome to use our aid pages.

Are you a community employee and want to get a subsidised flat and/or municipal company-rented flat?

Please utilize MIWON specifically. You can access it through the municipal intranet - WiLMA (Mitarbeiten Wohnen München) or through your workers department.

Legal basis

- Bavarian Housing Commitment Act (BayWoBindG).
- Bavarian Housing Promotion Act (BayWoFG).
- Ordinance on the Implementation of Housing Law and Special Urban Development Law (DVWoR).
- Administrative guidelines on the implementation of housing commitment law (VVWoBindR)

Links and downloads

- Application for subsidised housing

- Completion aid for the housing application

- Application for a flat in the Munich Model

- Medical certificate

- Declaration of child( ren) in different families

- Certificate of earnings

- Confirmation of earnings after receipt of adult allowance

- Confirmation of temporary accommodation (private emergency situation lodging)

- Points table for subsidised flats

- Income limit for subsidised flats

- Flyer SOWON - Housing application online

- Flyer SOWON - Online flat search

- Tips for issues with SOWON

- Chances of getting a subsidised flat

- Application for verification of income after reprivatisation

- Munich design - rented flat

- Income-orientated additional aid (EOZF)

- Housing benefit

- Specialist centre for the prevention of homelessness

- Homelessness assistance

- Housing tracking (occupancy control)

- Housing exchange

- Application for a general housing privilege certificate (not valid in Munich)

- Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport

Sozialreferat.
Fachbereich Wohnen

Phone number

- +49 89 233-96820 Address Werinherstraße 87. 81541 München Personal consultations are only possible by visit. Further info can be discovered in the Questions & Answers section. Telephone consultation hours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 8 am to 4 pm. Thursday

: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 8 am to 1 pm Availability - Available: Barrier-free

access.- Not offered: Parking for disabled people Sign language interpreters by previous plan

by telephone, 089 233-40001. How to find us Public transportation Related services Expiry of rent and occupancy

limitations for subsidised flats Tenants of subsidised housing( so-called

social housing )receive details about the date on which the rent and occupancy dedication expires. Munich design- rented flat The Munich Model uses economical housing for middle-income homes( preliminary rent from around 12 euros per square metre). An application needs to

be sent for this.

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Counselling and assistance for Munich residents whose tenancy is threatened by termination or eviction procedures.

Income-orientated extra funding (EOZF)

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Enforcement of the misappropriation statute

The misappropriation statute is planned to prevent all measures that deny the housing market of living area.

Permissible rent level for subsidised flats

Tenants of subsidised housing (so-called social housing) get information about the permissible rent level.

Notification of vacant accommodation

As quickly as it is foreseeable that a publicly subsidised flat will become vacant, the individual entitled to deal with it (property manager) should inform the Office for Housing and Migration of this

Housing benefit - rent subsidy for rented flats

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Housing advantage negative certificate

As a recipient of housing benefit, you will require an unfavorable certificate if you move house.

Rent index - review of lease increases

The rent index offers a summary of the standard local comparative rent in the city of Munich. A rent increase should be validated in accordance with the rent index.