The factors being considered include: Proportion of time spent supported by benefits since birth
Child has a Child, Youth and Family notification
Mother’s age at child’s birth
Father’s offending and sentence history
Ethnicity
Youth Justice referral
Benefit mother unqualified
Proportion of time spent overseas since birth
Mother’s average earned income over the previous 5 years
School transience
Country of birth
Father’s average earned income over the previous 5 years
Migrant /New Zealand born
Number of children (mother)
Mother received third tier benefits (payments directed to alleviating hardship)
Most recent benefit male caregiver is not the birth father.