Hesse: Fewer households in Hesse need housing benefit

Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - In Hesse, fewer households received housing benefits in 2021.

Hesse: Fewer households in Hesse need housing benefit

Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) - In Hesse, fewer households received housing benefits in 2021. The number fell by 4.5 percent compared to the previous year, as announced by the State Statistical Office in Wiesbaden on Tuesday. That was around 1,800 fewer households than in 2020. A total of 38,430 households received social benefits as of December 31. According to the information, the average claim was 220 euros. That was twelve euros more than in the previous year.