What's new

Social Housing - Assessment of eligibility

Information has been included defining an adult child when they continue to live with their parents, who are social housing tenants. See:

• Assessment of eligibility Additional occupants

Terminal benefit payments

Terminal benefit has been updated to clarify that a surviving partner can receive a new main benefit based on their new circumstances. Their deceased partners payments continue being paid as a terminal benefit payment.

• Emergency Benefit Death of a client with a partner or child
• Jobseeker Support Death of a client with a partner or child
• Supported Living Payment Death of a client with a partner or child
• New Zealand Superannuation Death of a client with a partner or child
• Veteran's Pension Death of a client with a partner or child