Without a partner or children
I am years.
Housing costs
Deductions
For checking whether housing benefit takes precedence (annex to the housing benefit ordinance; place search in the housing benefit calculator)
Your Grundsicherungsgeld entitlement
per month
€1,113.00
€1,113.00Needs of €1,113.00 minus counted income of €0.00: you can expect €1,113.00 a month.
Your needs (€1,113) consist of
Even with housing benefit and child supplement about €593 per month is still missing – basic income support remains.
Section 12a SGB II: housing benefit and child supplement take precedence if they end the need for help of everyone for at least three months. Assumption: constant income.
What you can do
During the housing grace period (first 12 months), disproportionately high housing costs have been capped since 01.07.2026: at most 1.5 times the local reasonableness threshold is recognized. The calculator does not check this reasonableness threshold for lack of local reference values and uses the entered costs as an approximation.
Asset check
Note: This calculation is for guidance only and does not replace a legally binding calculation by the job center. The actual amount may differ, in particular for housing costs (reasonableness check).
Citizens Income Calculator 2026 by Rechnerzentrale(opens in a new tab)2026 values