We are the administering agency for this fund, kindly made available by the Dunedin City Council. Grants are made available to assist Dunedin residents with the cost of electricity.

Grants are only available for addresses in the Dunedin rateable area and you will need to supply proof of your electricity account, which needs to be in your name.

Grants are generally only available once in a 5 year period. or twice in exceptional circumstances, but not within 12 months of each other
You will need to attend an appointment to complete a brief budget assessment and complete the application

We will need the following information to proceed:

• Your name
• Date of birth
• The names of any other people living at your address.

It is possible to withdraw Kiwisaver funds, in times of hardship, but there are a few pieces of information that you will need to provide before we can proceed with your application. These include:

• Your application form (Contact your Kiwisaver provider for this. If you don’t know your provider, IRD can tell you who it is.)
• Photo identification (Must be a certified copy.)
• The birth certificates of any children in your care
• Proof of income from all sources including Salary/wages, ACC, Work and Income, IRD payments (Child support, Family Tax Credits.)
• Proof of any partner’s income from all sources
• Proof of expences including tenancy agreement/mortgage details, rates, power/phone/internet, transport costs, medical costs, school costs, childcare, insurance etc.
• Proof of debt including and credit contracts (Hire purchases.), credit card statements (Previous 3 months.), personal loan statements, letters/statements from debt collectors, overdrafts etc.
• Bank statements from all accounts for the previous 3 months
• Vehicle details including year, make, model, value
• Details of any property you own
• Details of any other assets you have E.g. shares, bonds etc.

Once you have all these details, we can assist in putting your application together.