Payment rates for supplementary benefits
Table 2.2 shows maximum weekly rates for a selection of the main supplementary benefits available. The amount actually received may vary from this, depending on the type of supplementary benefit, the costs to be covered, and the client's income.
Table 2.2 Weekly payment rates for selected supplementary benefits (payable from 1 April 2008)
| Supplementary benefit1 | Status | Maximum weekly payment rate2 |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation Supplement3 | Living in North and Central Auckland |
$225.00 |
Living in other high-cost housing areas4 |
$165.00 | |
Living in other main provincial centres5 |
$120.00 | |
Living elsewhere in New Zealand |
$75.00 | |
| Training Incentive Allowance | Maximum weekly rate |
$93.40 |
(Maximum per year $3,736.00) |
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| Disability Allowance | Maximum amount |
$54.05 |
| Child Disability Allowance | Fixed rate |
$40.73 |
| Childcare Subsidy6 | Maximum amount |
$175.50 |
| Unsupported Child's Benefit and Orphan's Benefit (per child) | Child is aged 14 years or over |
$157.92 |
Child is aged 10-13 years |
$148.83 | |
Child is aged 5-9 years |
$139.73 | |
Child is aged under 5 years |
$121.50 | |
| Family Tax Credit7,8 | First child or only child 15 years or under |
$82.00 |
Second or subsequent child 0-12 years |
$57.00 | |
Second or subsequent child 13-15 years |
$65.00 | |
First child or only child 16 years and over |
$95.00 | |
Second or subsequent child 16 years or over |
$85.00 |
Notes
- This is a selection of the more common types of supplementary benefits. These benefits may be received in combination with a pension or a main benefit, and may also be available to low-income earners.
- All rates payable from 1 April 2008.
- Maximum amounts of Accommodation Supplement available are subject to household circumstances and to income and asset tests. Amounts shown are payments per family of three or more people (eg two adults and one child, one adult and two children).
- Includes South and West Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Nelson, Queenstown, Wanaka and Arrowtown.
- Includes Christchurch, Hamilton, Hastings, Napier, Palmerston North and Rotorua.
- Maximum amount shown is for the maximum number of subsidised hours (50) at the highest level of subsidy. The actual rate of subsidy received depends on hours subsidised and income.
- Administered by Inland Revenue, but payments to Work and Income clients may be made through Work and Income. Prior to Working for Families, Inland Revenue delivered Family Support to low-income families with children.
- Payments under this programme are not included in the expenditures reported in this publication. See the Inland Revenue Annual Report for information on expenditures under this programme.
