Contents
Accommodation Benefit - standard rates : Contents

Accommodation rates for 2004

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2004. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Students who are married and single students with no children

50% on accommodation costs in excess of $40 for average rental costs, up to a maximum of $40

Sole parents

75% on accommodation costs in excess of $40 for average rental costs, up to a maximum of $60

Arrowtown - Auckland

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Arrowtown

$40.00

$60.00

Ashburton

$8.50

$8.50

Auckland

$40.00

$60.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Balclutha

$2.00

$2.50

Blenheim

$17.00

$25.50

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Cambridge

$19.00

$28.50

Carterton

$16.50

$25.00

Christchurch

$24.50

$36.50

Cromwell

$7.00

$11.00

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Dannevirke

$7.00

$8.50

Dargaville

$14.00

$21.00

Dunedin

$18.00

$26.50

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Featherston

$7.50

$11.50

Feilding

$13.00

$19.50

Foxton

$13.50

$20.00

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Gisborne

$12.50

$19.00

Gore

$5.50

$8.50

Greymouth

$7.00

$10.00

Greytown

$16.50

$25.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Hamilton

$21.50

$32.50

Hastings

$17.00

$25.00

Havelock North

$17.00

$25.00

Hawera

$9.50

$10.50

Hawkes Bay

$14.50

$20.50

Hokitika

$8.50

$12.50

Huntly

$8.00

$10.50

Invercargill

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Invercargill

$9.00

$14.00

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Kaikoura

$9.50

$11.50

Kaitaia

$14.50

$21.00

Kapiti

$25.00

$37.55

Katikati

$18.50

$28.00

Kerikeri

$23.50

$35.50

Levin

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Levin

$13.00

$19.50

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Marton

$5.50

$5.50

Masterton

$9.50

$14.00

Matamata

$14.00

$20.50

Morrinsville

$15.00

$22.00

Motueka

$16.50

$25.00

Mount Maunganui

$24.00

$36.00

Napier - Northland

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Napier

$18.50

$28.00

Nelson

$25.00

$37.50

New Plymouth

$23.00

$34.00

Northland

$14.00

$20.50

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Oamaru

$5.00

$7.00

Opotiki

$10.00

$14.50

Otaki

$14.00

$21.00

Otorohanga

$15.50

$23.00

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Paeroa

$15.50

$19.00

Palmerston North

$17.00

$25.50

Paparoa

$14.00

$20.50

Picton

$15.00

$22.50

Putaruru

$8.50

$8.50

Queenstown

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Queenstown

$37.50

$56.50

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Rawene

$14.00

$20.50

Rotorua

$15.00

$22.50

Rural rate

$14.00

$20.50

Stratford

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Stratford

$5.00

$7.50

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Taumarunui

$8.50

$8.50

Taupo

$20.00

$30.00

Tauranga

$24.00

$36.00

Te Aroha

$10.50

$11.50

Te Awamutu

$15.00

$22.50

Te Kuiti

$10.00

$15.00

Te Puke

$18.00

$22.00

Thames

$16.50

$21.00

Timaru

$9.00

$12.00

Tokoroa

$5.00

$6.00

Turangi

$11.00

$16.00

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single 2004

Sole parent 2004

Waihi

$18.50

$28.00

Waimate

$4.00

$4.00

Waipawa

$12.50

$12.50

Waipukurau

$11.00

$16.00

Wairoa

$6.00

$9.00

Waitara

$7.50

$10.00

Wakefield

$34.00

$51.00

Wanaka

$37.00

$55.50

Whanganui

$7.00

$11.00

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$34.50

$37.00

Wellington

$28.50

$42.50

Wellsford

$12.50

$17.50

West Coast

$14.00

$20.50

Westport

$7.00

$7.00

Whakatane

$17.50

$26.00

Whangarei

$15.00

$23.00

Whitianga

$17.00

$25.00

Woodville

$11.00

$17.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: