Entitlement Date

The entitlement date for Supported Living Payment is usually:

• the date of incapacity
• the day care started
• the day after employment ceased (that is, after any holiday pay, sick pay, etc. has expired) where the client or their partner was earning at a disqualifying rate
• the day after separation or financial assistance from partner ceased
• the day after weekly work-related insurance payments ceased
• the day after full-time study or student allowances ceased
• the day after the date the living costs component of student loan was paid to
• the date of arrival in New Zealand (if client has returned to New Zealand) or
• the date of release from prison

Note where the client has more than one event, you use the later event for their entitlement date.

Also note when an application is lodged due to incapacity and the designated health practitioner medical assessment is set for a future date, you will need to consider any other medical evidence held to determine the actual date of incapacity.