Home Help Programme

Unofficial consolidated version of the Home Help Programme
-- as at 1 April 2026

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister for Social Development and Employment

At Wellington this 6th day of May 2004

Pursuant to section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment establishes and approves the following welfare programme for special assistance.

This welfare programme is saved by clause 21 of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018 as if it were a special assistance programme approved and established under section 101 of the Act.

Contents

5 Application of Social Security Act

6 Home help assistance: eligibility

7 Financial means test for certain applicants

8 Home help assistance: grant

9 Amount and period of assistance

10 Payment

11 Revocation