Emergency Housing Grants Programme

This instrument is made under section 101(1) of the Social Security Act 2018, under delegated authority, by the Associate Minister of Housing.

At Te Whanganuiatara Wellington this 22nd day of July 2024

Tama William Potaka
Associate Minister of Housing.

Contents

Part 1: General provisions

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Purpose of this programme

4 Interpretation

5 Application of the Act

Part 2: Administration

6 Application for grant required

7 Payment of grants

8 Transitional provisions

Part 3: Eligibility

9 Universal entrance criteria

10 Residential criteria

11 Income limit

12 Cash assets limit

13 Principles to be applied in exercise of discretion

14 Ineligibility

Part 4: Emergency housing grants

Subpart 1 - Grants

15 Eligibility

16 Ineligibility for emergency housing grants

17 Period and amount of grant

18 Emergency housing suppliers

Subpart 2 - Responsibilities and non-entitlement periods

19 Responsibilities

20 Non-entitlement periods

Subpart 3 - Grants during a non-entitlement period

21 Emergency housing grants to applicants during a non-entitlement period

22 Effect of emergency housing grant under clause 21

Subpart 4 - Emergency housing contribution

23 Emergency housing contribution: payment and recovery

24 Emergency housing contribution: calculation

Part 5: Security deposit grant

25 Security deposit grant: eligibility

26 Security deposit grant: amount of grant

27 Security deposit grant: when security deposit grant is payable and expires

Explanatory note

List of amendments

Gazette notice: Number 2024-sl3594, dated 26 July 2024