Always make sure that the monthly rent is below the maximum amounts given in the table. In individual cases the assumption of the rental costs may be refused if an apartment is adequate but other factors like the energy consumption have not been clarified. Furthermore, the incidental expenses have to be considered in the calculation. If you are not sure if an apartment meets the conditions, show the apartment advertisement to an employee at Sozialamt or Jobcenter and ask for help.

You can find apartments advertisements on the internet for example on:

• immo.ruhrnachrichten.de
• www.immobilienscout24.de
• www.immonet.de
• www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-wohnung-mieten/dortmund/c203l1085

Find a room in a private shared apartment* here:

• www.wg-gesucht.de
• www.fluechtlinge-willkommen.de

You can also find apartment offers in the local newspapers Ruhr Nachrichten and Stadt Anzeiger on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In WAZ you can find offers everyday.

Furthermore, you can directly apply at housing associations for an apartment. On the following page you will find the contact details of some housing companies in Dortmund.

*In a shared apartment people live together who are not in a partnership or related to each other.

Abbreviations are often used in apartment advertisements. Here you will find a list of abbreviations mentioned in the offers:

Source of table: Jobcenter Dortmund