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Emergency Housing Grant – appeal against the decision to decline to pay an Emergency Housing Grant. Accommodation offered was not a suitable option for the appellant and her daughter because it did not comply with the Ministry’s guidelines that hostels are not suitable for children. Ministry had previously approved the appellant’s chosen hotel. Outcome: appeal
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Appeal against the decision of the Secretary on review to uphold StudyLink's decision to decline the appellant's application for a Student Allowance. Two issues: whether student is "enrolled in a full-time course at a tertiary provider", and whether a lack of subject options necessitating her part-time study in two separate programmes at two different providers in order to achieve her overall chosen course of study is "a sufficient cause outside [her] control". Outcome: appeal allowed. Ministry Guidelines on the meaning of "full-time tertiary study" are inconsistent with the proper interpretation of "full-time study".
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Appeal against the decision of the Secretary on review to uphold StudyLink's decision to decline application for an Independent Circumstances Grant (ICG). Two issues: whether appelant's whaea whāngai was a "person acting in place of a parent", and whether they meet the requirements under reg 8(1)(b) and (c). Outcome: appeal dismissed.
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Appeal against decision of the Secretary to uphold StudyLink's decision to decline application for an extension to allowance entitlement. Whether injury can amount to "special circumstances" justifying a "compassionate" extension. Insufficient evidence that injury affected appellant's study significantly. Outcome: appeal dismissed.
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Appeal against decision to decline application for an Independent Circumstances Grant. Outcome: Appeal upheld
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Appeal against decision to decline a student allowance for the second half of the study year due to applicant's withdrawal from course and thereby failure to pass more than half of subjects. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Appeal against decision to decline application for Limited Full Time status. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Decision to pay Allowance at living alone rate. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Reassessed entitlement and resulting overpayment. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Decline application for Allowance, exhausted entitlement. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Decline application for Allowance, parental income details submitted after course end date. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Declined application for Limited Full-Time study. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Review of Allowance entitlement and overpayment. Outcome: Appeal upheld
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Declined application for single parent income assessment. Outcome: Appeal dismissed
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Declined application for extension to Allowance entitlement. Outcome: Appeal dismissed.
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Appellant, overpayment, costs incurred in disputing the initial decision, case on review can be recovered, Appeal dismissed.
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Issue on appeal, Appeal dismissed.
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Overpayment, Appeal allowed.
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Student Allowance, Appeal dismissed.
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Application for leave to appeal, out of time, Secretary on review, Appeal lodged, Application refused.