Clause 20. Payment of Grants
Unofficial consolidated version of the Special Needs Grants Programme
-- as at 4 September 2026
20 | Payment of Grants | ||
20.1 | Every Grant made in relation to the purchase of goods and services is to be paid - | ||
(a) | to the person providing the goods or services for which the Grant was made; or | ||
(b) | at the discretion of MSD in exceptional circumstances - | ||
(i) | to the Applicant (being the person in respect of whom the application is made), or | ||
(ii) | if the Applicant is a dependent child, to the child's Parent. | ||
20.2 | Every other Grant is to be paid- | ||
(a) | to the Applicant (being the person in respect of whom the application is made); or | ||
(b) | if the Applicant is a dependent child, to the child's Parent. | ||
Definitions MSD, Social Security Act 2018, Schedule 2; Parent clause 3.1 | |||
