Accomodation Supplement
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Topic: Accomodation Supplement
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Accomodation Supplement
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 3:32pm
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Does anyone know what the deal is for accomodation supplement for families where the main income is a home business? -------------  |
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 3:34pm
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have you checked the website for WINZ???
also wont it change depending on whether you are renting on market, HNZ rental or own your own home...my clients get between $40 - $300 (very rarely they get more) depending on this.... |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 4:03pm
Ok I should add then, that we are currently on it but DH is looking at leaving his job and working from home in the near (1yr?) future. Hence the question.  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 7:45pm
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It can actually be beneficial to work from home as you qualify based on your income AFTER expenses. Eg. for me when I was self employed my total taxable income was total income less expenses. I was claiming 20% of each of my rent/phone/power/water/cleaner etc. because my office space occupied 20% of the total space of my home. So my actual income for Family Support/Accomodation Supp etc. purposes was significantly lower than it would have been if I was on PAYE earning the same amount.
Altho I did have extra phone/power etc. because of running a business from home. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:03pm
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Thanks Emma that's a relief cause we're currently getting the max (for our area) most weeks.
Our study is a measly 6% in this five bedroom home  ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:20pm
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Its a crazy system!! GRR!! Won't tell my 2 cents worth!! ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:23pm
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The actual floor space of my office isn't 20% of the total floor space, but I figured working from home 30 hours a week meant I also used the kitchen for lunch, the bathroom etc. and a fair amount of power, water and stuff. The phone I claimed 20% of line rental and 100% of any work related tolls. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:43pm
Oh come on, Glow!  ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 9:58pm
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Basically i earn too much to get anything LOL -i dont think soo, i aint no millionaire. Just like to get all that i'm entitled to. But dont get anything fom winz.
Maybe i'm just being greedy. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: rug_nz
Date Posted: 19 March 2007 at 11:27pm
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From what I got told (when I rang them) it is on your area and household income.
On a side note, I rang them cause our morg went up $45 a week but they wouldn't put up our $3 a week we get. But, get this, when DW gets a payrise in a few months of about $35 a week we will get $0.  ------------- Look out! It's a man. SAHD 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 March 2007 at 12:54pm
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Glow I wonder if your entitlement will change once you have #2.
We didn't used to get a whole lot from the AS but when we moved, our mortgage doubled and we gained baby #3 so now we usually get the top, or close to. It's a nice hand-up but it would be kinda nicer to be *rich* enough to be on our own. ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 March 2007 at 1:08pm
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OK do you get more of an AS when you have more children? We have gotten one with having Andrew and having a mortgage but didn't know if it went up with having another child. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 24 March 2007 at 11:06pm
| ours went up about $10 when we had Jack but that was going from 0-1 so not sure what 1-2 is |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 24 March 2007 at 11:22pm
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Oh oops I wrote that wrong. Becks the Question is, do you have kids yes/no... number of kids doesn't matter for AS. ------------- |
Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 25 March 2007 at 9:16pm
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Teresa , when we were in business we got Accom supp and we ran our business from home, our accountant worked it all out for us and put it in writing and I took it to winz, you will have to provide heaps of info be prepared hehe! ------------- 
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