Certificate of eligibility for housing
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThe Wohnberechtigungsschein is an official certificate that a tenant can use to prove that he or she is entitled to move into a publicly subsidized apartment (social housing) in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The certificate of eligibility is valid for a maximum of one year.
You can apply for the housing entitlement certificate from the responsible office in two different ways:
- General certificate of eligibility for housing
The applicant is entitled to move into any social housing. - Special housing entitlement certificate
Prospective tenants apply for a specific social housing unit in compliance with the special eligibility requirements. With this certificate of eligibility for housing, the applicant is entitled to move into (only) this specific social housing.
Special information for District-free City Mainz
The form is available
- at the Office for Social Benefits
- at the information desk in the town hall
- at the local administrations
To speak to us in person, please make an appointment.
You can then send the documents to the Social Benefits Office by post, fax or e-mail.