Emergency Housing Special Needs Grant
Paid by Ministry of Social Development — Work and Income · 🇳🇿 New Zealand
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 5 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
If you have nowhere to stay tonight or in the next 7 nights, we may be able to pay for you to stay in emergency housing.
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/housing/nowhere-to-stay/emergency-housing/who-can-get-it
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.workandincome.govt.nz
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other housing & rent support in New Zealand
7 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Housing Support Products — bond, rent in advance, rent arrears and moving cost grants
- Kāinga Ora First Home Loan (5% deposit, government-underwritten)
- KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal
- Kāinga Whenua Loan (build or buy on Māori land)
- Kāinga Ora Tenant Home Ownership Grant
- Rates Rebate Scheme (local council rates relief for low-income homeowners)
- Council rates postponement schemes for older or hardship homeowners
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Kāinga Whenua Loan (build or buy on Māori land)
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Income-Related Rent Subsidy (public/social housing rent at 25% of income)
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Accommodation Supplement (weekly rent/board/mortgage help)
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Housing Support Products — bond, rent in advance, rent arrears and moving cost grants
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