Special Needs Grant : Contents
Payment
Every Special Needs Grant paid for goods or services must be paid to the seller of those goods or services.
The seller must be a reputable supplier, for example a GST registered supplier or an established trustworthy business.
When a preferred supplier arrangement is in place the payment must be made directly to the preferred supplier by direct credit or payment card.
Note payments cannot be made for private sales.
Preferred supplier arrangement
The Ministry currently has preferred supplier arrangements in place for whiteware and optical goods and services.
Dependent children
In exceptional circumstances only, Special Needs Grants for goods and services can be paid to the client or to the parent or caregiver when the parent or caregiver applies for assistance on behalf of a dependent child.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Payment of Grants clause 20 Special Needs Grants Programme
- Preferred suppliers: paying them disability allowance, special assistance, or advance payment section 368(1)(a) and (4) Social Security Act 2018
