9 Jul 2018
HAYWARD v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2018] NZHC 1667
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1667
- Court
- High Court
Household size for TAA entitlement is to be assessed at the time of the application (including information provided at review/appeal), taking into account the household at the time of the earthquake and any legal commitments to provide for members; the Authority did not err in law in its interpretation or in assessing the appellant's claimed two-person household given the tenancy arrangements and actual costs, and although evidence showed intermittent care of two dependent children no additional accommodation costs were shown so no additional entitlement arose.