{"id":23231,"date":"2026-01-08T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/?p=23231"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:44:01","slug":"understanding-the-utility-bill-event-on-january-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/understanding-the-utility-bill-event-on-january-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the utility bill: event on January 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-custom-hoch\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-540x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-540x675.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-1080x1350.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Version_Betriebskostenabrechnung-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you rent an apartment or a house, you pay service charges in addition to your rent (electricity, etc.), usually as a monthly advance payment. Once a year, these payments are compared with the actual costs incurred. The result may be an additional payment or a refund. This comparison is called the annual utility bill, which landlords are only allowed to issue if it has been agreed upon in the rental contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with the Consumer Advice Center, we will explain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>how to read and understand the utility bill correctly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how to save resources and reduce costs as a result<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to bring your own utility bill and get your questions answered on the spot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When?<\/strong> Fr., 16 Jan 2026, 4:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where?<\/strong> CampusTheater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is required, there are only limited spots available! Simply register on Social Affairs > Registration Internationals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you rent an apartment or a house, you pay service charges in addition to your rent (electricity, etc.), usually as a monthly advance payment. Once a year, these payments are compared with the actual costs incurred. The result may be an additional payment or a refund. This comparison is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/understanding-the-utility-bill-event-on-january-16\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein","category-soziales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23235,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23231\/revisions\/23235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}