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Accommodation rates for 2010

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students as at 1 January 2010. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Other
Students with no dependent children.

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

A single student with one or more supported children.

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

Arrowtown - Auckland

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Arrowtown

$60.00

$40.00

Ashburton

$49.00

$33.00

Auckland

$60.00

$40.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Balclutha

$26.00

$17.50

Blenheim

$60.00

$40.00

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Cambridge

$59.50

$39.50

Carterton

$40.50

$27.00

Christchurch

$60.00

$40.00

Cromwell

$54.00

$36.00

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Dannevirke

$32.00

$21.50

Dargaville

$35.00

$23.50

Dunedin

$55.50

$37.00

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Featherston

$42.00

$28.00

Feilding

$41.00

$27.50

Foxton

$31.00

$21.00

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Gisborne

$47.50

$31.50

Gore

$16.50

$11.00

Greymouth

$44.50

$30.00

Greytown

$37.50

$25.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Hamilton

$56.50

$37.50

Hastings

$53.50

$35.50

Havelock North

$52.00

$35.00

Hawera

$43.00

$29.00

Hawke's Bay

$52.00

$35.00

Hokitika

$37.50

$25.00

Huntly

$42.50

$28.50

Invercargill

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Invercargill

$31.00

$20.50

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Kaikoura

$49.00

$32.50

Kaitaia

$40.00

$26.50

Kapiti

$60.00

$40.00

Katikati

$47.50

$32.00

Kerikeri

$60.00

$40.00

Levin

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Levin

$34.50

$23.00

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Marton

$22.00

$15.00

Masterton

$36.00

$24.00

Matamata

$53.00

$35.50

Morrinsville

$50.50

$33.50

Motueka

$53.00

$35.50

Mount Maunganui

$60.00

$40.00

Napier - Northland

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Napier

$58.50

$39.00

Nelson

$60.00

$40.00

New Plymouth

$60.00

$40.00

Northland

$52.00

$35.00

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Oamaru

$35.00

$23.50

Opotiki

$35.00

$23.50

Otaki

$45.00

$30.00

Otorohanga

$33.50

$22.50

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Paeroa

$39.00

$26.00

Palmerston North

$46.50

$31.00

Paparoa

$52.00

$35.00

Picton

$55.50

$37.00

Putaruru

$25.00

$16.50

Queenstown

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Queenstown

$60.00

$40.00

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Rawene

$52.00

$35.00

Rotorua

$43.00

$29.00

Rural rate

$52.00

$35.00

Stratford

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Stratford

$31.50

$21.00

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Taumarunui

$19.00

$12.50

Taupo

$53.50

$36.00

Tauranga

$60.00

$40.00

Te Aroha

$45.50

$30.50

Te Awamutu

$51.50

$34.50

Te Kuiti

$34.00

$22.50

Te Puke

$60.00

$40.00

Thames

$55.50

$37.00

Timaru

$35.00

$23.50

Tokoroa

$19.00

$12.50

Turangi

$18.50

$12.50

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single with supported children 2010

Other 2010

Waihi

$54.50

$36.50

Waimate

$15.00

$10.00

Waipawa

$36.50

$24.50

Waipukurau

$38.50

$25.50

Wairoa

$21.50

$14.50

Waitara

$44.00

$29.50

Wakefield

$53.50

$36.00

Wanaka

$60.00

$40.00

Whanganui

$31.50

$21.00

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$60.00

$40.00

Wellington

$60.00

$40.00

Wellsford

$44.50

$29.50

West Coast

$52.00

$35.00

Westport

$44.00

$29.50

Whakatane

$54.50

$36.50

Whangarei

$52.00

$35.00

Whitianga

$57.00

$38.00

Woodville

$44.50

$29.50

Current rates

For the current rates see:

Single includes having a spouse or civil union partner when:

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