Apply for Wohnungsbauprämie (home savings bonus)

Wohnungsbauprämie beantragen

Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

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Requirements

• Reaching the age of 16 (completion of the 16th year of life) • Level of income Taking into account the tax allowances for children, the taxable income in the savings year must not exceed: • 35,000 euros if you are single, or • 70,000 euros if you are married or have entered into a civil partnership (Lebenspartnerschaft) (for spouses/civil partners assessed jointly for tax purposes under the Lebenspartnerschaftsgesetz (LPartG, Life Partnership Act)). • The expenditures must not constitute capital-forming benefits (vermögenswirksame Leistungen) for which entitlement to the employee savings bonus (Arbeitnehmersparzulage) exists. • The Wohnungsbauprämie (housing construction premium) must be applied for with the building society (Bausparunternehmen) within two years and will be credited to the savings account (e.g., by 31.12.2025 for the 2023 savings year).

Documents you need

• Application for Wohnungsbauprämie (housing construction premium) The application for the Wohnungsbauprämie (housing construction premium) is only available from the Bausparunternehmen (building society). It is usually sent together with the annual account statement.

Forms

• Applications for the Wohnungsbauprämie (housing construction bonus) are only available from the building society (Bausparunternehmen).

Fees

none

Legal basis

Wohnungsbau-Prämiengesetz (WoPG) (Home Ownership Savings Bonus Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/wopg/

Who is responsible

The Bausparkasse (building society) is responsible for receiving the applications. Information is provided by the Wohnsitzfinanzamt (local tax office of residence).

Responsible for you

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Finanzamt Charlottenburg
Finanzamt Charlottenburg
Finanzamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Finanzamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Finanzamt Lichtenberg
Finanzamt Lichtenberg
Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Finanzamt Mitte/Tiergarten
Finanzamt Mitte/Tiergarten
Finanzamt Neukölln
Finanzamt Neukölln
Finanzamt Pankow/Weißensee
Finanzamt Pankow/Weißensee
Finanzamt Prenzlauer Berg
Finanzamt Prenzlauer Berg
Finanzamt Reinickendorf
Finanzamt Reinickendorf
Finanzamt Schöneberg
Finanzamt Spandau
Finanzamt Spandau
Finanzamt Steglitz
Finanzamt Steglitz
Finanzamt Tempelhof
Finanzamt Tempelhof
Finanzamt Treptow-Köpenick
Finanzamt Treptow-Köpenick
Finanzamt Wedding
Finanzamt Wedding
Finanzamt Wilmersdorf
Finanzamt Wilmersdorf
Finanzamt Zehlendorf
Finanzamt Zehlendorf

Original

German original

Service number 325663 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325663/