Rundfunkbeitrag im privaten Bereich anmelden

We all have to pay broadcasting fees to finance public service broadcasting. The broadcasting fee is levied per home in the private sector.

In the private sector, the broadcasting fee is charged per home and does not depend on the type and number of broadcasting devices. The rule is: one home - one contribution.
The broadcasting fee covers all

• broadcasting devices,
• smartphones and
• computers

within your home and in the private cars of all residents. If a resident pays the broadcasting fee, this covers the obligation to pay the fee for all persons living in the apartment.
Are you a student living in a student hall of residence? In this case, it depends on the exact spatial conditions on site. You must pay a broadcasting fee if you have your own entrance to your room directly

• from the stairwell or
• an anteroom or
• from the outside.

You do not have to pay a contribution if you can only enter your room via another apartment.
People with disabilities and recipients of state benefits can receive relief.
Special regulations apply to companies, institutions and the self-employed.

• if you are of legal age (18 years or older) and
• if you or another person do not yet pay a license fee for your home.

You must pay the license fee for 3 months at a time. The Beitragsservice collects it in the middle of a three-month period.

Registration with the competent authority is unsolicited. As soon as you move into an apartment, you must register this with the responsible office.

The obligation to pay contributions begins on the first day of the month in which you first occupy an apartment. This means that you

• live there,
• are registered there or
• are named as a tenant in the rental agreement.

There is no obligation to pay contributions for a vacant apartment. The prerequisite is

• it is not occupied by anyone,
• there is no tenancy agreement for it and
• no person is registered at the residents' registration office.

• Registering the broadcasting fee in the private sector
• 1 contribution per apartment
• Applies to all residents
• Reduction possible for certain groups of people
• Responsible body: ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice

Please contact ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice.

ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Contribution Service