New Zealand Gazette – 2005 – No. 41

Page 1058

✨ Social Security Amendments



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41

24 FEBRUARY 2005

Insert, after the definition of deficiency, the following definition:

“dependent child, in relation to any person, has the meaning in section 3 (1) of the Act but, for the purposes of this direction, does not include a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid”.

Schedule 2—Clause 4

Amendments relating to Working for Families package

Clause 2.1

Insert, after paragraph (a) of the definition of chargeable income, the following paragraph:

“(aa) the rate of any family support credit of tax paid by instalments to the applicant under subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004; and”.

Schedule

Revoke the Schedule and substitute:

“Schedule—Clause 3

Standard Costs

Part 1

Standard costs for people without dependent children (except as provided in Part 3)

Qualification Standard Costs
1. For a person who is not a beneficiary, or who is in receipt of an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit at the applicable rate in the Ninth Schedule, and who is:
(a) unmarried aged 18 to 24 years $70.15
(b) unmarried aged 25 years or more $97.77
(c) married $183.43
2. For a person in receipt of an independent youth benefit $70.15
3. For a person in receipt of a sickness benefit at the grand-parented rate and who is:
(a) unmarried aged 18 to 24 years $86.66
(b) married $192.63
4. For a person in receipt of an invalid’s benefit who is:
(a) unmarried aged 16 or 17 years $93.48
(b) unmarried aged 18 or more $132.63
(c) married $241.97
5. For a person in receipt of a widows benefit or a domestic purposes benefit under section 27C of the Act (woman alone) $103.35
6. For a person in receipt of a domestic purposes benefit under section 27G of the Act (care of sick or infirm) and who is:
(a) unmarried aged 16 or 17 years $93.48
(b) unmarried aged 18 years and over $132.63
(c) married $103.35
7. For a person in receipt of a New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension and who is:
(a) unmarried and living alone $132.84
(b) unmarried and not living alone $132.84
(c) married $242.34
8. For a married couple one of whom is in receipt of New Zealand superannuation where the other is receiving a sickness benefit at the grand-parented rate $190.73
9. For a married couple one of whom is in receipt of New Zealand superannuation where the other is receiving an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit at the applicable rate in the Ninth Schedule $154.53
10. For a married couple one of whom is in receipt of New Zealand superannuation where the other is receiving an invalid’s benefit $222.91
11. For a married couple one of whom is receiving a sickness benefit at the grand-parented rate where the other is receiving an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit at the applicable rate in the Ninth Schedule $177.61
12. For a married couple one of whom is in receipt of an invalid’s benefit where the other is receiving a sickness benefit at the grand-parented rate $209.77
13. For a married couple one of whom is receiving a domestic purposes benefit under section 27G of the Act (care of sick or infirm) where the other is receiving an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit at the applicable rate in the Ninth Schedule $173.58


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