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I'm moving – what do I have to report and apply for, and when?

Registration at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office), car, broadcasting contribution (Rundfunkbeitrag), electricity, internet, Jobcenter, housing benefit (Wohngeld), child benefit (Kindergeld) and tax office: what you usually have to report when moving within Germany or abroad, and which deadlines apply. Questions about terminating the tenancy, deposit and handover of a rented flat are covered in the roadmap on rented housing.

How the roadmap works. Answer the questions. Your roadmap is built from them, with the offices you should tell about your move and the deadlines for each. The most important deadline: registration at the Bürgeramt within two weeks of moving in. If you receive basic income support (Grundsicherungsgeld), talk to the Jobcenter before signing the new rental contract.

Your answers are not stored or transmitted; they only appear in your browser's address bar. Anyone who shares the link also shares the answers. Legal position as of November 2026: BMG (§§ 17, 19, 21, 54), FZV (§ 15), PAuswG (§ 27 Abs. 1 Nr. 1), SGB II as amended since 1 July 2026 (Grundsicherungsgeld, formerly Bürgergeld; §§ 22, 36), SGB X (§ 2), SGB I (§ 60), SGB V (§ 206), SGB VI (§ 110), SGB VIII (§ 24), SGB XI (§ 7a), WoGG (§§ 25, 27, 28), EStG (§§ 9, 35a, 62, 68), AO (§§ 19, 26), BUKG (§ 9, § 10) with the BMF circular of 28 December 2023, RBStV (§§ 4a, 7, 8), EnWG (§ 41b), StromGVV and GasGVV (§ 20), TKG (§ 60), BGB (§§ 1628, 1687), BWahlG (§ 12), WBVG (§ 11).

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As of November 2026. The roadmap arranges general information according to your answers. It does not review an individual case, does not replace legal advice and does not assess your dismissal or any deadline as valid, met or missed. Whether an entitlement exists is decided by the responsible office; deadlines and amounts change often – check important details with an advice centre.

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