Effluent Treatment System maintenance and repair

If the client meets all qualifications, they may be able to receive a Special Needs Grant for the cost of the repair and maintenance of an on-site effluent treatment system (such as a septic tank) if:

• the need for the repair or maintenance is immediate and essential and
• the client is a homeowner who resides in the house

or

• the client:
  • is residing in a dwelling on Māori land held in multiple ownership with the permission of the landowners and
  • is responsible for the maintenance of the on-site effluent treatment system which services that dwelling and
  • makes no or minimal payments for either the right to occupy the land or for the right to occupy the dwelling

An on-site effluent treatment system is any system for treating human effluent located on land on which an applicant's dwelling is erected and which services that dwelling. It includes, but is not limited to, septic tanks, long drop toilets and compost based toilets.

Note maintenance includes the cleaning and/or emptying of a septic tank.

The maximum amount payable towards the repair or maintenance of an on-site effluent treatment system is $300.

Special Needs Grants for this purpose:

• are non-recoverable
• are not restricted to one payment for the same or similar purpose in any 104 week period and
• must not exceed in total $300 in any 104 week period