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Discharged from care

When a 16 or 17 year old young person has been discharged from the care of the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki (or other authorised agency), they can receive Young Parent Payment when they are no longer subject to:

  • an agreement under section 140 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
  • an order under section 78, 101 or 283(n) of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 or
  • a sole guardianship order under section 110 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

When a young person has been discharged from Oranga Tamariki or other authorised agency care they do not require an Independent Assessment. This is because being discharged from Oranga Tamariki care is considered to have a parental support gap.

If a young person is in approved Supported Housing for Vulnerable Teen Parents and has written verification confirming that they have been referred there by Oranga Tamariki, the young person does not require an Independent Assessment.

For more information see:

Documentation

In all discharge cases, before granting Young Parent Payment, make sure that all relevant documentation has been received from Oranga Tamariki confirming orders have been discharged.

Encourage Oranga Tamariki to liaise with you regarding the time of discharge from care to make sure the benefit starts from the correct date.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Young parent payment: requirements section 56 Social Security Act 2018
  • When person has parental support gap section 59 Social Security Act 2018
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Under some provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki can also refer to:

Other authorised agencies include:

These services must be approved under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 by the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki.

For the purposes of Unsupported Childs Benefit, however, other iwi or cultural involvement may be sufficient (a hui or cultural meeting, for example).

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children is known as "Oranga Tamariki". It came into existence on 1 April 2017, and replaced what was known as "Child, Youth and Family" or CYF.

Its original name, from 1 April 2017 until 18 January 2018, was the "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki".

The Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 is also known as the Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989. It was previously known as the: