Parents' income

Parents' income - thresholds, limits and what's counted as income

If your parents' joint earnings are more than $ 72,108.92 a year before tax, the rate you get for Student Allowance goes down.

You can't get a Student Allowance if their joint earnings while you study are more than:

$ 131,670.35 if you live with them

$ 141,451.55 if you don't live with them.

What we assess as your parents' joint earnings will be reduced by:

$7,000 a year before tax for each other student they're financially supporting who are: aged 16-23 studying full-time in New Zealand at secondary school or an approved education provider

$3,400 a year before tax if they live in separate houses.

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Parents' income

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Parents' income - thresholds, limits and what's counted as income

If your parents' joint earnings are more than $ 72,108.92 a year before tax, the rate you get for Student Allowance goes down.

You can't get a Student Allowance if their joint earnings while you study are more than:

$ 131,670.35 if you live with them

$ 141,451.55 if you don't live with them.

What we assess as your parents' joint earnings will be reduced by:

$7,000 a year before tax for each other student they're financially supporting who are: aged 16-23 studying full-time in New Zealand at secondary school or an approved education provider

$3,400 a year before tax if they live in separate houses.