15263 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Youth

Written Question

Published date: 16 Apr 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	15263 (2025)
Question asked:	26 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Youth
Minister replying:	Hon James Meager
Answer received:	10 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_15263_2025
Document guid:	1a75a908-02db-48cb-aacb-f78406258d1f

15263 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Youth: Will the Minister commit to advocating for the extension of the Winter Energy Payment to tertiary students, a substantial portion of which are youth?

Hon James Meager: The government has no plan to change the eligibility of the Winter Energy Payment. Those eligible for the Winter Energy Payment can be found here: https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/winter-energy-payment.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJRfEhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZjisH-8I02-lQv9czymFAby_orXCjJXFUYtSNiSdBWUBasVlhzGy-dsdg_aem_U_wDvIloP_CAk7tnae31WQ