Child Travel Fund
PLEASE NOTE
Regrettably, the Child Travel Fund is now closed for applications for the month of December as all available funding has been allocated.
Applications will reopen in the new year, from 10am on Monday, January 5th 2026.
Please note that whānau are now only able to apply every second month (bi-monthly) after an approved application. For example, if you receive funds in December you will not be eligible to apply again until February.
Ngā mihi o te wā.
When a loved one is imprisoned, it puts extra stress and costs on whānau. There is often little-to-no support and many struggle to visit loved ones as often as they would like. Te Pā provides a travel subsidy to help encourage the strong whānau relationships that are an important part of a person’s reintegration when they return to the community.
Te Pā is also the National Administrator of the Child Travel Fund on behalf of the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Societies throughout New Zealand and Salvation Army Reintegration Services.
To learn more about Child Travel Fund eligibility and to apply, see below.