WEATHERTIGHT SERVICES FAP FACT SHEET
Final payment claim - April 2014– Page 1
Leaky Homes Financial Assistance Package (FAP)
Final payment claim fact sheet
Introduction
This fact sheet provides guidance on making a claim for
a final contribution payment at the completion of
your repair.
Send the completed form to the Ministry along with all
the documentation listed in the form, i.e.:
When to make a claim
›› copies of all invoices related to the approved
repair work
A final payment claim is made when all repair work
is complete, your repair has been issued with a code
compliance certificate, and you have finalised the
amount of all invoices for the project. It enables the
Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (the
Ministry) to confirm the actual cost of your repair
based on your invoices, taking into account any
variations that arose during the course of the repair
How to make a Final Payment Claim
Complete the final payment claim and statements
form, which is an excel spreadsheet. The form
requires you to enter all invoices for your project –
including invoices for approved repairs, ‘other repairs’,
betterment items, variations work, and
associated costs.
Where your project included ‘other repairs’ and
betterment work, you will need to specify what
percentage of your associated costs related to
approved repairs. The spreadsheet will then calculate
the costs which you are claiming for contributions.
›› copy of code compliance certificate
›› construction contract invoices
›› details of expenditure on monetary
allowances and variations
›› costs outside construction (i.e. associated costs)
›› timber remediation statement.
You may wish to wait
until you have made
your final payment to
your builder before
submitting the claim.
To have a claim accepted under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 and to qualify for
the Weathertightness Financial Assistance Package homeowners must meet certain
criteria and conditions. For more information, visit the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
website, www.dbh.govt.nz/weathertight-services.
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Ministry’s review of invoices
On receipt of a claim for a final contribution payment,
the Ministry will review all your invoices, and ensure
that the amount claimed for each of the following can
be supported:
›› expenditure on approved repairs in accordance
with the approved repair plan, reviewed against the
amounts in the approved payment plan
›› expenditure on monetary allowances and
variations, in order to adjust contributions levels
in accordance with these changes, reviewed
against the information in your variation orders,
timber remediation statement, and the rates in the
approved payment plan
The Ministry and council will not
contribute to the following:
›› amounts in excess of those in the approved
payment plan, unless they are supported by clear
evidence that a variation was necessary to the scope
of approved repairs (amounts that were approved
through formal change requests will already meet
this requirement)
›› any costs relating to betterment or ‘other repairs’
›› expenditure on associated costs, reviewed against
the amounts in the approved payment plan
›› Your council, if contributing, will also need to review
and approve any increase in total payments above
the approved repair and associated costs in the
approved payment plan. The Ministry manages
this process.
›› The Ministry will then confirm the total amount of
Crown and council (if appropriate) contributions to
be paid.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the final payment claim or other aspects of the process please call us to
discuss it on 0800 324 477.
Further information is also available on our website at www.dbh.govt.nz/weathertight-services