Kaumātua Grant

Purpose

Kaumātua grants are available to registered Ngāi Tahu members who are 65 years old or will turn 65 before 31 December of that year. The grant aims to support kaumātua with general expenses.

General Criteria

There is no application process for this grant. However, we require that your contact details are kept up to date and that we have your approved bank details on record for the grant payment.

Kaumātua grants can be paid into your Whai Rawa account if you have one or into your nominated bank account.

Towards the end of each year, letters are sent to all eligible kaumātua on the Ngāi Tahu database. The purpose of these letters is to check that we have the correct bank details to pay the grant into.

If you are registered with Ngāi Tahu, aged 65 or over and you do not receive a letter from us by the end of September, please ring the Contact Centre on 0800 524 8248 to check that we have your up-to-date details.