Residency requirements

To be eligible for a Student Allowance or Student Loan you need to be either:

• a New Zealand citizen, or
• ordinarily resident in New Zealand, and have been:
• living in New Zealand for at least 3 years, and
• been entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand for at least 3 years, or
• a refugee or protected person and be entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand, or
• be:
  • on a Christchurch Response 2019 Permanent Resident Visa, or
  • eligible for a Christchurch Response Visa but you're already on another residence visa, or
• entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand and were sponsored into New Zealand by someone in your family who, at the time you were sponsored, was:
• a refugee or protected person, and
• was entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand.

To get Jobseeker Support Student Hardship you must be either:

• a New Zealand citizen
• ordinarily resident in New Zealand while:
  • holding a residence class visa
  • you've been living in New Zealand for at least 2 years.

You must meet residency requirements to get :

• Accommodation Supplement
• Disability Allowance
• Temporary Additional Support
• Childcare Subsidy
• OSCAR Subsidy.

To get these payments you must:

• be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• normally live in New Zealand and intend to stay here.