Special Needs Grants Amendment Programme (No 2) - Notice of change 2020
03 August 2020.
The Minister for Social Development has approved amendments to the Special Needs Grants Programme.
This instrument comes into force on 19 October 2020.
The amendments revoke and replace the Special Needs Grants Amendment Programme (No 1) 2020.
They allow the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) to:
- extend the duration of emergency housing grants in specified circumstances, and
- require an applicant to pay a contribution of 25% of their and their partner’s income and family tax credit towards the cost of Emergency Housing.
The amendments also make other minor and technical amendments to the structure and wording of clause 14A.
