Dependent child for emergency housing fast-track

To qualify for the emergency housing fast-track, the client, or their partner, must have at least 1 dependent child.

A dependent child for the emergency housing fast-track is a child who is:

• primarily the responsibility of the person and
• being maintained as a member of that person's family and
• financially dependent on that person

A dependent child (as defined above) includes a child:

• for whom Orphans Benefit or an Unsupported Childs Benefit is being paid or
• in the custody of Oranga Tamariki and who has been returned to their parent's care

A dependent child for the emergency housing fast-track does not include:

• a child or young person (as defined under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989) for whom a Foster Care Allowance is being paid
• a dependent child of an additional occupant for social housing
• a young person getting a Young Parent Payment and their child

Note if the young person getting Young Parent Payment qualifies for the emergency housing fast-track in their own right, their child would be considered a dependent child.