Verification process for the School High Health Needs Fund
Learn about how decision are made about applications for the School High Health Needs Fund.
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About the verifiers
When you make an application for the School High Health Needs Fund (SHHNF), a team of verifiers determine eligibility. They follow a specific process.
Our SHHNF verifiers are experienced in the early childhood, primary and secondary education sectors. Each verifier also has additional expertise in a particular area of learning support.
Verifiers work to high professional standards. To make sure their decisions about eligibility are not biased, each verifier works from a separate location. They report to a manager of assurance and eligibility.
How applications are verified
Verifiers consider the information in applications against the SHHNF eligibility criteria. They apply the criteria consistently regardless of where the tamaiti | child will attend school.
The verification process usually takes 20 working days. It can be longer if the verifiers need more information to help them make a decision or the application is made at peak times.
Once the verifiers have made a decision, the mātua | parents or caregivers, the school and your local Ministry office receive a letter.
Steps in the process
- 3 verifiers independently consider each application.
- Each verifier records their independent decision. The 3 verifiers then discuss the application and make a unanimous decision.
- The verifiers record the consensus decision on a national database and advise the educator and whānau or caregiver of the outcome of their application in writing.
- If the verifiers don’t have enough information to reach a decision, they ask the educator to provide more information.
- When we receive the information, each verifier independently repeats the decision process considering the additional information.
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If the 3 verifiers are unable to reach an agreement, the full panel of available verifiers independently consider the application.
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