What's new

Current client debt information has been updated with the new processes for the transfer of information from SWIFTT to TRACE. See:

• Automatic transfer from TRACE

The following pages have been deleted as they no longer apply:

• Manually adding debt from TRACE
• Existing debt at grant of benefit

Student Loans

Converting all or part of a Student Loan into an MSD debt

More information on converting a Student Loan into a debt with the Ministry has been added. See:

• Converting all or part of a Loan into an MSD debt

Performance requirement - passing at least half

Additional information has been added to the performance requirement - passing at least half. See:

• Performance requirement - passing at least half

Student Allowances

Student Allowances has been updated with a number of changes.

Other government assistance

Information has been included on the Medical Trainee Intern Grant and how this is treated as income. See:

• Other government assistance

Debt recovery and Deductions

Additional information on mandatory deductions and deductions that are not required has been added to Deductions from Student Allowance. Debt recovery has been reviewed and updated, including additional information on civil suits and section 86A. See:

• Deductions from Student Allowance
• Debt recovery

Home schooling and Student Allowance eligibility

Clarification has been provided on home schooling and why this is does not meet the eligibility for payment of a Student Allowance. See:

• Programmes not recognised
• Full-time secondary school

Performance requirement - passing more than half

Additional information has been added to the performance requirements, with some pages being renamed.

• 'Passing more than half' renamed as Performance requirement - passing more than half
• 'How failure is calculated' renamed as How passing more than half is calculated
• 'Failure for reasons beyond student's control' renamed as Failure for reasons beyond a student's control
• 'Reinstatement of entitlement to allowances - passing more than half' renamed as Reinstatement of entitlement

Independent Circumstances Allowance and One parent application

Changes to these pages, include several pages being merged or removed. See:

• Independent Circumstances Allowance
• One parent application

The following pages have been merged:

• 'Criteria' - added to 'Independent Circumstances Allowance'
• 'Unacceptable reasons for Independent Circumstances' - added to 'Independent Circumstances Allowance'
• 'Independent Circumstances reviews and appeals' - added to 'Independent Circumstances Allowance'
• 'Independence and supported children' - added to 'Independent Circumstances Allowance'
• 'Unacceptable reasons for approving a one parent application' - added to 'One parent application'
• 'Parent has new partner '- added to 'One parent application'

The following pages have been removed:

• Child comes into care of a student
• Criteria
• Change of address
• Independent circumstances and supported children
• Independent circumstances Reviews and Appeals
• Student reaches age 24 years
• Unacceptable reasons for approving a one parent application
• Parent has new partner