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Average regional rents (current)

Below are the Special Transfer Allowance average regional rents at 1 April 2026.

Area

Category

Average weekly regional rent

Auckland

Single (no children)

$479.00

Other family types

$584.00

Wellington

Single (no children)

$460.00

Other family types

$575.00

Rest of New Zealand

Single (no children)

$388.00

Other family types

$496.00

Previous rates

For previous rates see:

For rates prior to 1 April 1999 please contact Helpline.

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For the purposes of calculating Special Transfer Allowance, any location that is not contained in Area 1 or Area 2, is considered to be in the Rest of New Zealand.

These areas are different from the areas used for Accommodation Supplement.