Net weekly emergency housing income

MSD uses a clients net weekly emergency housing income to work out their emergency housing contribution.

The net weekly 'emergency housing income' is the total of the client and their partner's (if any) weekly income, after the deduction of any income tax and any ACC premiums or levies (whether paid or payable).

Net weekly emergency housing income includes any of the following income received by the client and their partner (if any):

• any income included for benefit income assessments (including information share Child Support payments) and
• the following main benefits:
  • Jobseeker Support
  • Sole Parent Support
  • Supported Living Payment
  • Youth Payment or Young Parent Payment
  • Emergency Benefit - including Emergency Maintenance Allowance
  • Jobseeker Support Student Hardship
  • New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension (excluding Military decoration payments, Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension, War Pensions) and
• any amounts received from ACC or an insurer under the Accident Compensation Act 2001, as well as weekly compensation for loss of earnings or potential earning capacity and
• Student Allowances and Accommodation Benefit

The following income is not included in the calculation of net weekly emergency housing income:

• any income excluded from benefit income assessments (except most main benefits, New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension are still included as income.)
• Orphan's Benefit and Unsupported Child's Benefit (including Clothing Allowance)
• Extra help, including, but not limited to: Accommodation Supplement, Temporary Additional Support, Special Benefit, Disability Allowance, Child Disability Allowance and Winter Energy Payment
• Military decoration payments, Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension, war pensions
• Student Loans
• tax credits including Best Start tax credit, in-work tax credit, parental tax credit, child tax credit, minimum family tax credit and family tax credit

Note a portion of the family tax credit is included in the contribution calculation but is not a part of net weekly emergency housing income.