State institutions

Child Disability Allowance cannot be paid when a seriously disabled child is in one of the following institutions:

• a psychiatric hospital or
• a Ministry of Education residential specialist school

Residential specialist school for deaf and hearing-impaired students

• Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education New Zealand (a merger of the Kelston Deaf Education Centre in Auckland and the van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Christchurch)

Residential specialist school for blind and vision-impaired students

• Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ or BLENNZ (previously known as Homai National School for the Blind and Vision Impaired)

Residential specialist schools specialising in working with students with educational, social and emotional needs, together with an underlying intellectual impairment

• Halswell Residential College co-educational, Christchurch
• Salisbury School girls, Nelson
• Westbridge Residential School co-educational, Auckland

These schools determine who meets the entry criteria for their services including any specific rules relating to sex or gender.

Child Disability Allowance cannot be paid for children who reside in a state institution for more than 3 nights in 1 week.

However, Child Disability Allowance can be paid to the principal caregiver if a child leaves a state institution for a continuous period of 7 nights or more (including school holidays). This includes a principal temporary caregiver of a child for whom Orphan's Benefit or Unsupported Child's Benefit is paid. Payments can be made for the full period at home.