– The following are the official responses CanCERN had with regard to TAA eligibility. Eligibility if you have moved to temporary accommodation outside Canterbury?
To receive Temporary Accommodation Assistance, the client must intend to return to their home once repairs are undertaken, or for those in the red zone, must intend to live in the Canterbury region once they receive part or full settlement from the Government Offer or full settlement from their insurance company. Justification for ineligibility when homeowners have settled but are paying a mortgage on land and still renting while they wait for their house to be built. The Temporary Accommodation Assistance programme was designed to provide assistance to clients who have to meet costs on their uninhabitable home and also pay for temporary accommodation, such as rent or board. Temporary Accommodation Assistance ceases when a client receives full settlement from the Government and/or their insurance company as this is when they cease to have to meet any costs on their uninhabitable home. Justification for why people are ineligible if they are temporarily living in their own rental property. The Temporary Accommodation Assistance programme was designed to help clients affected by the earthquake to cover their temporary accommodation costs The programme does not cover housing costs that the client already had, such as mortgage, rates and insurance on their current home or a rental property. Temporary Accommodation Assistance can be paid to cover the client’s temporary accommodation costs when they have been required to leave their home while rebuilding or land remediation work occurs, or in the case of people with homes in the red zone who cannot continue to live in their homes, until they receive a part or full settlement from a Government Offer, or full settlement from their insurance company. Temporary accommodation costs may include the following:
– rent or lease costs for rental housing (excluding any service costs), board, holiday park type accommodation, motel or hotels, serviced apartments or marae.
– Temporary accommodation costs do not include costs (such as mortgage, rates and insurance) relating to other properties owned by the client, as these are not considered temporary.