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Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant
If you need to pay accommodation costs before moving in and don't have enough money, you may be able to get an Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant. For example, this could be for rent, board or cabin hire in advance.
Accommodation Costs in Advance GrantHow to apply for Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant
Call us on 0800 559 009. If you get NZ Super or Veteran's Pension, call Senior Services on 0800 552 002.
We may need to book you an appointment either to come in and see us, or a phone appointment. We'll let you know if this is the case.
You'll need to provide proof of the amount of accommodation costs in advance. This will be an agreement signed by you and the accommodation supplier, e.g. a tenancy agreement or an accommodation agreement.
If you have a shared tenancy
If you share your tenancy with:
- your partner, you can apply for your portion and your partner's portion of the accommodation costs in advance. Or your partner can apply separately for their portion.
- someone else, you can only apply for your portion of the accommodation costs in advance. The other person will need to apply separately for their portion.