Changes and reviews

Generally, clients must tell MSD within 14 calendar days of any change in their circumstances or their family's situation that may affect their calculated rate of Income Related Rent.

For more information see:

• Absence from New Zealand
• Core policy Agents
• Annual review of Income Related Rent
• Change in additional occupant contributions
• Change in assessable income
• Change to people in the household type
• Child changes in circumstances
• Client advises change of circumstances of another tenant
• Client no longer requires a particular property
• Client no longer wants Income Related Rent calculated
• Clients with suspended or expired benefit record
• Death of a client
• Ending Income Related Rent or Income Related Rent Subsidy
• Hospitalisation or rest home care
• Imprisonment
• Leaving a tenancy or changes to a tenancy
• Mismatch of additional occupant contributions and accommodation costs
• Reviews and Appeals