Winter Energy Payment : Contents
- Introduction
- Qualifications
- Receiving a qualifying benefit
- Clients not eligible for Winter Energy Payment
- Income and Asset test
- Application for the Winter Energy Payment
- Clients can choose not to get the Winter Energy Payment
- Winter Energy Payment for couples
- Impact on Temporary Additional Support if choosing not to get Winter Energy Payment
- Specific circumstances
- People in long term care
- Client receives Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit, or Foster Care Allowance
- Single client shares care of dependent child
- Social Housing tenants
- Emergency housing and transitional housing
- Client is receiving Social Rehabilitation Assistance
- Client receives an overseas state pension
- Client with 100% tax rate
- Client living in a country that provides portable benefits
- Payment
- Commencement date
- Changes and reviews - Winter Energy Payment
- Absence from New Zealand
- Married, civil union or de facto clients
- Information required when clients advise they intend to travel
- Permanent absence
- Client does not return
- New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension client outside New Zealand for more than 26 weeks
- Effect on Winter Energy Payment when a single client is absent from New Zealand
- Effect on Winter Energy Payment when couples absent from New Zealand
- Calculating the period of absence
- Return to New Zealand
- Action on return to New Zealand
- Benefit extension periods of up to 28 days
- Change in family circumstances affects Winter Energy Payment
- Death of a client
- Deductions
- Hospitalisation
- Income changes
- Imprisonment
- Qualifying benefit stops
- Transfer
- Absence from New Zealand
