temporary additional support
a payment to help taiohi cover regular, ongoing payments for essential living costs
how it works
Temporary Additional Support is non-taxable extra help paid for a maximum of 13 weeks. It is paid as a last resort to help clients with their regular essential living costs that cannot be met from their chargeable income and other resources.
It's here to help taiohi cover regular, ongoing payments for essential living costs. taiohi who receive this payment will need to be accessing all other assistance available to them, and take reasonable steps towards reducing their costs and increasing their chargeable income.
who can get it
Taiohi can get Temporary Additional Support if they:
- are over 16
- are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
- normally live in New Zealand and intend to stay here
- have a minimum deficiency of $1.00 after calculating the formula for Temporary Additional Support
- have essential costs that they have no other way to pay for.
It also depends on:
- how much they earn
- any money or assets they have
- whether we can help you in other ways
- the types of essential costs you're paying for
- what you're doing to reduce your costs or increase your income.
Call YSSU to find out how much taiohi may be able to get.
what we mean by essential living cost
There are five categories of allowable essential living cost. Follow the links below to find out more.
what you need to do
Step one – meet with the young person to find out their situation
Have a conversation with the young person to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria for Temporary Additional Support. Talk about the costs that they need help with, and the reasonable steps that the young person can take to reduce their costs, increase their chargeable income or obtain financial assistance from other sources.
Step two – support the young person to fill in the temporary Additional Support form
Temporary Additional Support form | youth service providers
The form tells you what supporting evidence is needed.
Step three – submit the ART task
Task category: Review
Task type: Temporary Additional Support (TAS)
Next steps
YSSU will contact you or push the task back to you if they need more information.
YSSU will send you a notification via ART to let you know the outcome of the application.