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(b) must not be adjusted by reason of a change in the recipient’s accommodation costs or the average regional rental.

10. Ending of allowance—(1) An allowance ceases to be payable if the qualifying person in respect of any premises—

(a) dies, but the chief executive may, in his or her discretion, for a period not exceeding 3 months—

(i) continue to pay the allowance to the recipient; or

(ii) if the recipient has died, pay the allowance to a member of the recipient’s family—

while the recipient or that member is resident in the premises; or

(b) vacates the premises.

(2) Where an allowance ceases under subclause (1)(b), the qualifying person may apply for and be granted an allowance in his or her own right, if he or she is otherwise eligible for it.

11. Provisions where recipient moves to other qualifying premises—(1) Where—

(a) a recipient of an allowance moves to other rental premises that are not HNZ housing; and

(b) the recipient is a qualifying person, or a qualifying person moves with the recipient to live in the premises—

the recipient’s eligibility for the allowance is not affected by reason only of the move, but the rate of the allowance must be reassessed on the basis of the accommodation costs for the premises and the average regional rent appropriate to the premises.

(2) Where subclause (1) applies, then except as provided in clause 9, the amount of allowance must not exceed the amount of the allowance paid to the recipient immediately prior to the move.

12. Effect of review—Where an allowance is reviewed under section 81 of the Act, the amount of allowance must remain the same if the recipient otherwise remains eligible for it.

13. Revocation—The approval of the special transfer allowance programme dated 6 September 1996 is revoked.

Schedule
Clause 8
Average Regional Rents

1. For a single person without a dependent child living in Auckland, the average rent for a one-bedroom property in Auckland — $138 per week.

2. For a single person without a dependent child living in Wellington, the average rent for a one-bedroom property in Wellington — $117 per week.

3. For a single person without a dependent child living elsewhere in New Zealand, the average rent for a one-bedroom property in the rest of New Zealand — $88 per week.

4. For any other person living in Auckland, the average rent for a two-bedroom property in Auckland — $189 per week.

5. For any other person living in Wellington, the average rent for a two-bedroom property in Wellington — $153 per week.

6. For any other person living elsewhere in New Zealand, the average rent for a two-bedroom property in the rest of New Zealand — $127 per week.

Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the programme, but is intended to explain its general effect.

This programme replaces the Special Transfer Allowance Programme approved in 1996. It continues the eligibility for the special transfer allowance of people who were receiving it under that programme and are not residing in rental premises owned or managed by Housing New Zealand Limited. It also confers new eligibility for a special transfer allowance on certain people who lost eligibility for tenure protection allowance by reason only that Housing New Zealand Limited sold the premises they were renting to private landlords. The programme commences on 17 November 2000.

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Special Needs Grant Amendment (No 10)

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following amendment to the Special Needs Grant welfare programme (as established and approved on 18 December 1998).

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of November 2000.

A m e n d m e n t

1. Title—(1) This is the Special Needs Grant Amendment (No 10).

(2) In this Amendment, the Special Needs Grant Programme is called “the programme”.

2. Commencement—This Amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which the Minister gives his approval to it.

3. Special Assistance to Applicants applying for a residence permit in New Zealand who have lost the financial support of their sponsors—(1) Clause 4.1 of the programme is amended by adding, immediately before clause 16, the following heading and clauses:

15B Applicants applying for a residence permit in New Zealand who have lost the financial support of their sponsors

15B.1 The chief executive may from time to time, in the chief executive’s discretion, make non-recoverable Grants on account of hardship to any Applicant—

(a) who is in New Zealand; and

(b) who either—

(i) lodged an application with the New Zealand Immigration Service for a residence permit under the Immigration Act 1987 under the Family category on the ground of marriage or living in a stable de facto relationship; or

(ii) entered New Zealand on a temporary visa under that Act issued under the policy “Entry to New Zealand for the purpose of marriage”; or

(iii) can demonstrate to the satisfaction of an Immigration officer under that Act that he or she otherwise entered New Zealand for the purpose of marriage to a New Zealand citizen or resident; and