Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Accommodation supplement

67: Other funding exclusion

You could also call this:

“Reasons you can't get extra money for housing costs”

You can’t get an accommodation supplement if:

  • Your spouse or partner is already getting one, except in some cases.

  • You’re getting or could get a basic grant or an independent circumstances grant for students.

  • You’re in residential care and the government is paying for some or all of it.

  • You have a disability and the government is paying for your housing or care outside your home.

  • You’re getting New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension, and your income (and sometimes your partner’s income) is above a certain amount.

If any of these apply to you, you won’t be able to get an accommodation supplement. The government has set these rules to make sure the supplement goes to people who need it most.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6783256.

Topics:
Money and consumer rights > Banking and loans
Housing and property > Renting
Government and voting > Government departments
Previous

66: Social housing exclusion, or

“You can't get extra money for housing if you live in certain government or community homes”

Next

68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship, or

“Special rules for couples sharing a home with others when getting housing cost help”

Part 2 Assistance
Accommodation supplement

67Other funding exclusion

  1. A person (P) is ineligible for an accommodation supplement (on the ground of the other funding exclusion) if—

  2. P is the spouse or partner of a person who is already receiving an accommodation supplement (except as provided in section 68); or
    1. P—
      1. is receiving a basic grant or an independent circumstances grant under the Student Allowances Regulations 1998 (or under other regulations made under section 645 of the Education and Training Act 2020); or
        1. would be eligible to receive one of those grants if P were to apply for the grant; or
          1. would be eligible to receive one of those grants were it not for the level of income of P or of P’s parent or parents or spouse or partner; or
          2. P is a resident assessed as requiring care in respect of whom a funder is paying some or all of the cost of contracted care services under section 54, 55, 56, 57, or 58 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018; or
            1. P has a psychiatric, intellectual, physical, or sensory disability, and—
              1. P’s accommodation costs are wholly or partly funded under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022; or
                1. P’s care (other than care in P’s own home) is funded wholly or partly under that Act; or
                2. P is receiving New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension and—
                  1. if P is not a community spouse or partner (as defined in Schedule 2), the total income of P and P’s spouse or partner (if any) is more than the applicable amount specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5; or
                    1. if P is a community spouse or partner (as so defined), the total income of P alone (disregarding any income of P’s spouse or partner who is receiving long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home) is more than the applicable amount specified in Part 2 of Schedule 5.

                    Compare
                    Notes
                    • Section 67(b)(i): amended, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
                    • Section 67(d)(i): amended, on , by section 104 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (2022 No 30).
                    • Section 67(e): replaced, on , by section 5 of the Social Security (Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 65).