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    Hello some info please. We are leaving for NZ in the next 2 to 3 weeks so i have notified the authorities that they need to stop paying our family allowance ,but the lady i spoke to seemed to think it has an equivalent in NZ . Does anybody know if this is so , i find it hard to believe but she seemed pretty sure.
    thanks Paul,Bev and Kids

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    Yes, they do have an equivalent, but am not sure if, as an immigrant, you can claim any NZ benefits for the first few years.....

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    Thanks Moorf i didnt think i,d be able to claim it but was curious as to whether or not the lady at the uk end was correct.

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    Provided your child has permanent residence in New Zealand you will entitled to family assistance from the moment you land.

    http://www.ird.govt.nz/familyassistance/

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    Thankyou forthe information much appreciated

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    Quote Originally Posted by ENZ
    Provided your child has permanent residence in New Zealand you will entitled to family assistance from the moment you land.

    http://www.ird.govt.nz/familyassistance/
    Is this right? I hope you are correct. Perhaps I am reading it wrong, but I followed you link and found the qualifiers to include

    "You are a New Zealand resident and have been in New Zealand continuously for at least 12 months at any time"

    Cheers,
    John

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    Hi John,

    If you check the Family Allowance Claim Form, you should see that there is an "or" in addition to the statement you've quoted above.

    The "or" is that your child / children are permanent residents of New Zealand.

    Hence, if your children have PR you will be entitled to family allowance from the moment you land in NZ.

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    They do have, but it's means tested unlike in the UK. They limits aren't very high either for one child it's $35k and for 2 it's $43k

    Full details on this chart,

    http://www.ird.govt.nz/resources/fil...ables-2006.pdf

    We get nothing, we are by no means rich, normal 3 bed house in the suburbs, a couple of old cars, live on one salary, but even with 6 kids we wouldn't get a penny. Sure we'd like it, but we realise that the state has more important prioirties, and we don't really need it.

    It's a targeted benefit to the very poor, with the aim of dealing with child poverty, unlike the UK where it's not targeted at all.

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    Thanks for that - form downloaded and I'll give it a go!

    Looks like we could be entitled to some benefits - I was wondering how the kiwis managed to survive on local wages - this will be a help.

    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by foolsgold99
    The situation changes quite markedly in three months time.

    At this point, parents earning $50,000 pa who have one child will get an additional $3,500 from the govt.

    Even parents earning $80,000 with two kids will get $2,700.

    The full table is on this page http://www.workingforfamilies.govt.nz/income-gains/

    The amount of money paid to working families with children will increase significantly again in 2007.

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