About this Guide

This factsheet tells you how someone can qualify as a child’s non-parent carer and apply for child support.

When to use this guide

You’re a non-parent carer if you provide care for a child but you’re not the child’s parent, eg:

• a guardian
• a grandparent
• another family member
• a family friend
• any other person who provides ongoing daily care
• Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children.

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