State grant that refunds the Grunderwerbsteuer for first-time buyers of a self-used home in Hessen, paid by WIBank from the Land budget.
- €10,000 per Erwerber (max €20,000) + €5,000 per child under 18 moving in; capped at the Grunderwerbsteuer actually paid.
- Gates: natural persons only; first purchase of residential property; self-use; property in Hessen (a building plot qualifies); notarised contract dated on or after 1 March 2024; occupancy must be proven within 3 years of the Zuwendungsbescheid. No income limit is stated.
- Apply online via the WIBank Kundenportal (eligibility check → registration → application → Bescheid → proof of occupancy → payout). No deadline stated.
- Stack: explicitly combinable with the Hessen-Darlehen; sits in the capital stack as equity-substitute cash after purchase.
- Cohousing lens: each household in a Baugemeinschaft ending in WEG units pays Grunderwerbsteuer on its unit and can claim; a member of an eG buys shares, pays no Grunderwerbsteuer and therefore has nothing to refund. Open question (not a fact): whether a household buying a share of a GbR-owned Baugruppe plot before Teilung qualifies has not been confirmed.
Related
- hessen-darlehen-gemeinschaftliches-wohnen — the loan Hessengeld is designed to sit next to
- grunderwerbsteuer-baugemeinschaft — the tax trap this grant softens
- weg-baugruppe — the form in which each member is an Erwerber