Housing benefits – if you receive social assistance

When you receive social assistance at an increased rate and you are married or cohabiting, there is a limit to how much you can receive in housing benefits. This is called the cap on housing benefits.

It is the municipality that decides whether you should be covered by the cap on housing benefits.

When Udbetaling Danmark calculates how much housing benefits you will receive after the cap on housing benefits, we divide the housing benefits between the adults who live in the home. The people in the home who are covered by the cap on housing benefits can receive a maximum of DKK 363 (2025) in housing benefits per person.

The housing benefits are paid to one person in the home.

It is your municipality that decides whether you are covered by the cap on housing benefits.

When you receive social assistance at an increased rate and you are married or cohabiting, there is a limit to how much you can receive in housing benefits. 

When Udbetaling Danmark calculates how much you will receive in housing benefits, we divide the housing benefits between the adults who live in the home.

The people in the home who are covered by the cap on housing benefits can receive a maximum of DKK 363 (2025) in housing benefits per person.

Udbetaling Danmark will be notified by the municipality of who in the household is covered by the cap on housing benefits. We pay the housing benefits at the beginning of the month. If the municipality has not paid social assistance for the month, we will pay the amount by which we have reduced the housing benefits.

You should contact your municipality if you have questions regarding:  

• Why you are covered by the cap on housing benefits 
• Your social assistance
• Decision on cohabitation
• Special support 

Contact Udbetaling Danmark if you have questions about:

•  Your rent subsidies 
• How the housing benefits are calculated after the reduction due to the cap on housing benefits
• Exemptions from the cap on housing benefits