Evidence of entitlement to family tax credit

To qualify for Away From Home Allowance a client must be getting, or entitled to get family tax credit for the dependent child.

However, they are still able to get Away from Home Allowance if a client cannot receive a family tax credit due to them getting:

• Christchurch mosques attack support payments
• payments from the Canterbury Earthquake Commission (Red Cross) for the first 12 months following the date of payment
• payments from the Earthquake Commission and insurance companies for:
  • rebuilding or repairing the damage to homes caused by the Canterbury Earthquake 2010 (including aftershocks) or
  • the costs of renting temporary accommodation because people can no longer live in their home due to damage from the Canterbury Earthquake 2010 (including aftershocks)
• Crown funds provided directly to clients to purchase Support Services and Direct Disability Support payments
• funds locked into KiwiSaver and other retirement scheme accounts
• MSD lump sum payments and income earned on the payment for the first 12 months after payment is made
• Energy Trust Dividends and income earned on the payment for the first 12 months after payment is made
• payments made on or after 20 June 2011 by the Crown as a payment or part payment for the purchase price for any property or land in the red zone under a Government offer that has been accepted by the homeowner
• payments of Accommodation Supplement arrears due to system processing error from 1993 to 2014
• payments of arrears to Special Benefit clients better off on Temporary Additional Support for the first 12 months after payment is made
• payments of arrears to Special Benefit clients better off on Temporary Additional Support and income earned on the arrears for the first 12 months after payment is made
• specified Ex gratia and Compensation payments and income earned on those payments
• an ex-gratia payment after becoming infected with Hepatitis C through the New Zealand Blood Supply for the first 12 months following the date the client received the payment
• payments to clients whose Housing New Zealand tenancy was terminated due to methamphetamine contamination and income earned on the payment for the first 12 months after payment is made
• Residential Care Subsidy historic review refunds and income earned on the payment for the first 12 months after the payment is made
• Bonus Payment for the first 12 months after the payment is made

If the client is getting a main benefit with the young person included as a dependent child then they do not have to provide evidence.

If the client does not receive a main benefit then they must provide evidence from Inland Revenue that they receive, or are entitled to receive, family tax credit.

If the caregiver receives any of the following benefits in respect of the dependent child they are not eligible for family tax credit, and do not qualify for Away From Home Allowance:

• Unsupported Child's Benefit
• Orphans Benefit
• Child's War Pension or
• War Orphan's Benefit

For more information about war pensions and allowances, please contact Veterans' Affairs New Zealand