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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 11

In the matter of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964—Special Ministerial Direction—To the Social Security Commission

I, George Frederick Gair, Her Majesty’s Minister of Social Welfare, direct you pursuant to the powers vested in me by section 4 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 as follows:

1. That the Special Ministerial Direction of the Minister of Social Welfare given on 22 August 1978 relating to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 is hereby withdrawn.

2. That it is the policy of Her Majesty’s Government that those of Her Majesty’s subjects who have low incomes and modest means shall have priority of access to public funds available for housing.

3. That in furtherance of that policy when you are required to take into consideration, pursuant to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964, the income and assets of applicants for a certificate of eligibility under that Act, or the spouse of such applicant as the case may be, you shall apply the following income and assets and needs test, and, if the affairs of that applicant, or the spouse of that applicant as the case may be, fail to come within its prescription, you shall take it that that applicant, or the spouse of that applicant as the case may be, can reasonably be expected to arrange finance from another source within the terms of section 10(1)(b)(i) of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964.

4. That the income assets and needs test to be applied is as follows:

(a) “Chargeable income” means the total gross income for the period of 12 months immediately prior to the date of application divided by 52 together with the earnings of the applicant and the spouse of the applicant except the personal earnings of the wife in a family where both the husband and wife have earnings.

(b) (i) Except for seasonal workers “earnings” means the weekly average of wages or salary and other periodic emoluments including all supplementary taxable payments and overtime payments paid during the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of application or the actual weekly wage, salary or other periodic emolument, including all supplementary taxable payments and overtime payments paid at the time of application whichever is the greater.

(ii) For seasonal workers “earnings” means the total amount of wages salary or other periodic emoluments including all supplementary taxable payments and overtime payments paid during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of application divided by 52.

(c) The following circumstances shall be a “special housing” need:

(i) Where the present housing is inadequate and there is a need for other housing, e.g. too small for the needs of the family, derelict, etc.;

(ii) Where the present housing is damp or where there is medical evidence that it is causing a health hazard;

(iii) Where the family is required to vacate the property for reasons other than non-payment of rent;

(iv) Where failure to purchase the property currently occupied would result in loss of the accommodation;

(v) Where a State rental house, Government pool house or departmental house will be vacated by the family following the purchase of other accommodation; and

(vi) Where the rental paid by the family exceeds 25 percent of the gross chargeable income of the family including overtime and allowances.

(d) (i) The limit for chargeable income for a family with one child shall be $160 per week, increased by $10 per week for each additional child;

(ii) Where there is a special housing need the limit for chargeable income shall be increased by $10 per week.

(e) (i) The limit for the value of assets including, where relevant, the land on which it is proposed to build the house, owned by a family with one child shall be $10,000 increased by $500 for each additional child;

(ii) Where there is a special housing need the limit for the value of assets owned shall be increased by $3,000.

Given under my hand this 21st day of January 1981.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Social Welfare.

Post Office Bonus Bonds—Weekly Prize Draw No. 5, January 1981

PURSUANT to the Post Office Act 1959, notice is hereby given that the result of the weekly prize draw No. 5 for 31 January 1981 is as follows:

One prize of $11,000: 1086 320889

W. E. COOPER, Postmaster-General.

Consent to the Distribution of New Therapeutic Drugs

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Food and Drug Act 1969, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new therapeutic drugs set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

Name of Drug Form Active Ingredients (as listed on label) Name of Manufacturer Address
Insulin Injection Soluble Insulin 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Nuralin Injection Neutral Soluble Insulin 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Ultralente Injection Crystalline Insulin Zinc Suspension 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Semilente P.C. Injection Amorphous Insulin Zinc Suspension Porcine 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Semilente Injection Amorphous Insulin Zinc Suspension 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Lente P.C. Injection Insulin Zinc Suspension Porcine 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Lente Injection Insulin Zinc Suspension 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Isotard Injection Isophane Insulin 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia
Isotard P.C. Injection Isophane Porcine Insulin 100 u per ml C. S. L. Australia

Dated this 28th day of January 1981.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Health.