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Qualifications

A client may qualify for an OSCAR Subsidy for up to 20 hours a week during a school term and up to 50 hours a week during school holidays if:

In some circumstances there are additional qualifications a client must meet to qualify for an OSCAR Subsidy.

Sole parent is attending a personal development programme

If a Sole Parent Support client is attending a personal development programme and needs childcare assistance for this reason, they do not qualify for an OSCAR subsidy.

If clients do not qualify for an OSCAR subsidy, they should arrange their personal development programme at practical times e.g. during school hours.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Eligibility of child for payment of OSCAR subsidy regulation 38 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Activities in respect of which OSCAR subsidy available under regulation 41 regulation 40 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Payment of OSCAR subsidy if principal caregiver engaged in approved activity regulation 41 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand section 204(1) Social Security Act 2018
  • General limitation on receiving benefit: persons unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand and persons holding temporary entry class visa section 19 Social Security Act 2018
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For Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit, the principal temporary caregiver is the person who has the primary responsibility for the day-to-day care of the child for a short-term, unknown, or uncertain period, and is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child.

A residence class visa means a:

A residence class visa allows people to live in New Zealand indefinitely. The visa also lets people work and study in New Zealand. There are different travel conditions based on the type of residence class visa.

Residence class visas are granted by Immigration New Zealand.

For the purpose of deciding if a person meets the residence criteria for financial assistance from MSD, people who ...

Temporary entry class visas are issued to people who have arrived in New Zealand legally, but are only allowed to stay for a temporary period for the duration and purposes indicated on the visa.

A temporary entry class visa means:

Legislation

A person can be a New Zealand citizen by either:

For New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand includes the self-governing states of:

Citizenship is granted by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Note people born in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau may not automatically be New Zealand citizens. To be considered a New Zealand citizen from birth, a person born on or after 1 January 2006 must have:

The principal caregiver is the person who has the permanent primary responsibility for the day-to-day care of the child, other than on a temporary basis. It does not include proprietors or employees of any childcare home or institution.

A dependent child is a child who is:

A dependent child does not include a:

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