Community Services Card : Contents
Single sharing
A client is single, sharing accommodation if they are living in one of the following situations:
- accommodation with other adults
- private boarding accommodation
- a rest home or hospital
- a granny flat where they share accommodation expenses with the people in the main house or
- a hall of residence.
The current income threshold for single clients sharing accommodation is:
Single sharing, not entitled to New Zealand Superannuation (as at 1 April 2026) | $34,974 per annum |
Single sharing, entitled to New Zealand Superannuation (as at 1 April 2026) | $37,372 per annum |
For the income limits for all clients see:
- Deskfile Income cut-out points.
Legislation
- Eligibility for Community Services Cards regulation 8(1) Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993
- Income regulation 8(5)(a) Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993
