Extra help with costs if you’re caring for your partner who’s in care - A Guide for Carers
Special Disability Allowance
This is a weekly payment made to people who have a spouse or partner who is in residential care or has been in a public hospital for over 13 weeks.
The payment is for the spouse or partner who is not in care to help with the extra costs of having their spouse or partner in care.
To get this payment you need to be receiving
- NZ Superannuation or a Veteran’s Pension, or
- Supported Living Payment on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness, or
- Jobseeker Support, or
- A related emergency benefit
To find out more and how to apply
- visit the Special Disability Allowance page on the Work and Income website, or
- contact Work and Income.
