Niue - Apply for Child Allowance

ProcedureEdit

Fill out an application form. It should be approved by the Director of Community Affairs.
Submit the application.

Notes

Every application shall be investigated by the Director, who shall decide as to whether the allowance is payable and if so, to whom.
It shall be the duty of every person to answer all questions put by the Director concerning any application for a child allowance, or concerning any statements contained in any application for a child allowance.
For the purpose of ascertaining the childs enrollment and attendance the Director shall have access to the childs school attendance records when required.

Required DocumentsEdit

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Community Affairs
Director Mr Faapoi AKESI
Library Officer Ms Amanda Heka
Contact: PO Box 77, Alofi, NIUE
Telephone (683) 4019
Facsimile (683) 4391

EligibilityEdit

A qualifying child shall be a child who qualifies on a residence basis as set out in section 7 and who is
- Either a Niuean by descent;
- A permanent resident of Niue; or
- A New Zealand citizen.
A qualifying child may apply for a child allowance who, at the time of application
- Is ordinarily resident in Niue;
- Is not married;
- Is financially dependent; and
- Is attending a recognized school in Niue

Disabled/disadvantaged persons

a disabled/disadvantaged person, who is not required or is unable to attend school shall be eligible for child allowance up to the age of 18 years.
The Director on advice of the Welfare Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether any child comes within the definition of disabled/disadvantaged to such an extent as to qualify for the exemptions referred to herein.

Residence qualifications
Subject to section 8 an applicant and/or the child the subject of the application who has been absent from Niue for a continuous period of more than 12 months immediately preceding the application shall not be eligible for child allowance until a period of 6 months has elapsed since returning to Niue.

Exemptions

Any person being the child of an Award Holder who as a direct consequence of being overseas in the years immediately preceding application cannot fulfill the residence requirement in section 7 shall not be required to complete such requirement before being eligible to become a qualifying child.
For the purposes of this section an Award Holder is a person who has taken up study or training overseas which will be of benefit to the Award Holder and Niues development.

FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

Period allowance is payable

Child allowance payable in respect of a qualifying child shall, subject to this Act, commence on the day the application is approved by the Director and shall continue until the day on which the child leaves a recognised school.
No allowance shall be payable in respect of any period before the date of coming into force of this Act or its Regulation.
If an application is received by the Director after the closing date as determined by the Director, the allowance shall not commence until the following year.
It is the responsibility of the qualifying person to inform the Director in writing of any intended absence from Niue, of the child or themselves.
Failure to inform the Director in writing will result in the loss of future allowances.

Person allowance is payable to

A qualifying person shall be a parent or guardian whose application for child allowance has been granted by the Director.
Unless otherwise provided, child allowance shall be payable only to the mother of a qualifying child (whether application for the allowance has been made by the mother or father or another person).
The child allowance may be paid to the father of that child, if
- The mother of the child has passed away, or has left permanently for overseas, or has left the family permanently without the child; and
- The child is living with the father and under his care and control.
In any other case the Director may determine that the child allowance shall be paid to any person who has care and control of the child.
No child allowance shall be payable to any applicant if another allowance is being paid in another country or received from overseas for that child.

Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

Child allowance is payable under the Act in respect of each child who on 1 January of that year was a qualifying child or becomes a qualifying child on or before 30 June of that year.

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External LinksEdit

Government of Niue

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