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Non-information share Child Support payments

Any Child Support payments not included in the information share between MSD and Inland Revenue are non-information share Child Support payments.

These include:

Clients must declare all non-information share Child Support payments they get. These payments are chargeable income for most types of income-tested assistance.

Charging non-information share Child Support payments as income

Non-information share Child Support payments are charged as income using the general charging rules. These income charges are not automated.

For more information see:

Manual income charging rules
Child Support paid for periods (before 1 July 2023)
Formula assessment (liability periods before 1 July 2023)
Formula assessment excess (liability periods before 1 July 2023)
Voluntary agreement (liability periods before 1 July 2023)
Voluntary agreement excess (liability periods before 1 July 2023)
Private arrangements
Foreign Child Support payments
Court ordered lump sum payments
Unsupported Child’s Benefit excess payments
Mixed Child Support payments
Clients getting Child Support while living overseas
Changes and reviews – non-information share Child Support payments
Child Support paid for a period before client was getting a benefit

Legislation

  • child support (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • child support excess payment (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • foreign child support payment (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • information share child support payment (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • mixed child support payment (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • general provisions child support payment (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • income (definition) schedule 3, part 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • Income and liabilities schedule 3 Social Security Act 2018
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Child Support paid to a receiving carer who is entitled to both Unsupported Child’s Benefit excess payments and other Child Support from Inland Revenue.

The payment is a mixed Child Support payment when it is paid to the receiving carer by the same liable parent in respect of multiple children.

Legislation

A Child Support payment that a liable parent is ordered to pay by the Family Court.

These payments are generally collected by Inland Revenue and paid to receiving carers in one lump sum. However, they may also be paid in instalments.

Legislation

Payments similar to Child Support where parents agree who pays and how much.

The paying parent pays directly to the carer and there is no involvement from Inland Revenue.

This may be money paid, goods and services provided, or in-kind assistance.

The use of systems or components of systems to replace repeatable processes to reduce dependency on manual actions or interventions.