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Dependent child for Winter Energy Payment

A dependent child for assessing Winter Energy Payment is a child who is:

  • primarily the responsibility of the client
  • maintained as a member of that family
  • financially dependent on that client

A dependent child can also include a child:

  • who payments are being made for under section 363 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
  • for whom Orphan's Benefit or an Unsupported Child's Benefit is being paid or
  • in the custody of the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki who have been returned to the care of a parent

A young person getting a Young Parent Payment and their child cannot be included in another main benefit as a dependent child.

Care and protection concerns

If MSD believes any child has been, or is likely to be harmed (physically, emotionally or sexually), ill-treated, abused, neglected, deprived or MSD has concerns about the wellbeing of the child, the case must be referred to Oranga Tamariki.

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Legislation

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Any payments including board payments paid for a child in the direct care or sole guardianship of the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki.

Legislation

The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is also known as the Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989. It was previously known as the:

A child is a single person under the age of 18 years, other than a person who is:

In some cases, a child may also include a person who is 18 years old for a limited period, if they are:

For more information see:

Legislation

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children is known as "Oranga Tamariki". It came into existence on 1 April 2017, and replaced what was known as "Child, Youth and Family" or CYF.

Its original name, from 1 April 2017 until 18 January 2018, was the "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki".