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Payment

Youth Payment is paid weekly on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Payment is from Monday to Sunday and is made one week in arrears.

Most young people getting Youth Payment will be under youth money management. This is when the young person gets an in-hand allowance of up to $50 a week, with the majority of their payment being redirected to pay for their everyday living costs and lawful debts.

For more information about how this is paid see:

For young people who are not subject to youth money management, payment must be made directly to the young person.

It is a condition of getting a benefit that the young person provides a bank account number.

MSD can request the young person to provide an IRD number or evidence of their IRD number.

Rate of payment

For the rate of Youth Payment that can be paid see:

Method of payment

There are several ways that Youth Payment can be paid depending on whether the young person is subject to youth money management or not.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Rates and component of youth payment and young parent payment, and criteria for incentive payments part 6, schedule 4 Social Security Act 2018
  • When youth money management applies section 193 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Criteria for managing payments regulation 197 Social Security Regulations 2018
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