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(ii) payments received under the Telephone Costs Payment Programme, the New Employment Transition Grant Programme, or the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme approved under that section; and”

4. Revocation—The Special Benefit Direction Amendment dated 10 June 1999 is amended by revoking so much of the Schedule as relates to the definition of chargeable income.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This amendment substitutes a new paragraph (f) in the definition of chargeable income, to specify that payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme and the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme are treated as chargeable income.

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Part 3

Special Needs Grants Amendment (No. 2) 2002

1. Title—(1) This amendment is the Special Needs Grants Amendment (No. 2) 2002.

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

2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after it is approved.

3. Definitions—Clause 3.1 of the programme is amended by inserting, after the expression “7.2”, the words “and clause 7.3,”.

4. Income limits—Clause 7 of the programme is amended by adding the following subclause:

“7.3 An applicant’s income also includes the amount of any payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme or the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme approved under section 124 (1) (d) of the Act made to the applicant or his or her spouse.”

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This amendment includes payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme and the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme as an applicant’s income.

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Part 4

Recoverable Assistance Amendment 2002

1. Title—(1) This amendment is the Recoverable Assistance Amendment 2002.

(2) In this amendment, the Recoverable Assistance Programme is called “the programme”.

2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after it is approved.

3. Income limits—Clause 7 of the programme is amended by adding the following subclause:

“7.3 An applicant’s Income also includes the amount of any payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme or the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme approved under section 124 (1) (d) of the Act made to the applicant or his or her spouse, or (as the case requires) his or her Parent.”

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This amendment includes payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme and the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme as an applicant’s income.

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Pathways Payment Programme, Direction on Pathways Debt Recovery Suspension, and Work Start Grant Amendment 2002

Pursuant to section 5 and section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment:

(a) establishes and approves the welfare programme for special assistance set out in Part 1 of the Schedule;

(b) gives the direction set out in Part 2 of the Schedule;

(c) establishes and approves the amendment set out in Part 3 of the Schedule to the Work Start Grant Programme established and approved on 29 June 1999.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 2002.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.

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Schedule

Part 1

Pathways Payment Programme

1. Title—This programme is the Pathways Payment Programme.

2. Commencement—This programme comes into effect on 1 July 2002.

3. Purpose—The purpose of this programme is to encourage long-term beneficiaries with dependent children to enter the work force by reducing the financial barriers to working in the initial period of employment.

4. Interpretation—(1) In this programme, unless the context otherwise requires:

Act means the Social Security Act 1964.

applicant means a person applying for a grant under this programme.

bridging finance has the meaning in the Work Start Grant Programme.

pathways payment means the special assistance under this programme.

transition to work expenses has the meaning in the Work Start Grant Programme.