✨ Amendments to Social Welfare Programmes
24 MARCH 2005
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 56
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Omit paragraphs (a) and (b) of clause 2.3 and substitute:
“(a) cash assets to a value of,—
(i) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(ii) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule; or
(b) income (including any New Zealand superannuation or veteran’s pension payable to the beneficiary and his or her spouse) in excess of the appropriate amount set out in Part 2 of that Schedule.”.
Domestic Violence and Witness Protection (Relocation) Programme (as established and approved on 27 March 2002)
Revoke clause 9 (4) and substitute:
“(4) The cash asset limits are–
(a) for a single applicant, the amount specified in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; and
(b) for an applicant with an accompanying spouse or partner or who is a sole parent, the amount specified in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as established and approved on 9 December 1998)
Omit paragraph (c) of the definition of eligible parent in clause 2.1 and substitute:
“(c) whose cash assets are less than the appropriate amount in Part 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act;—”.
Recoverable Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 15 February 1999)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant may not be granted a payment unless his or her income is less than 52 times the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.3 and substitute:
“8.3 The cash assets limits referred to in clause 8.1 are:
(a) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(b) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 7 July 2002)
Omit paragraph (c) of clause 6 (1) and substitute:
“(c) whose cash assets and income (including the cash assets and income of his or her spouse) are less than the appropriate amounts in Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.
Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 20 July 2003)
Omit paragraph (d) of clause 6.2 and substitute:
“(d) in the case of an applicant receiving New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension, his or her income, including the income of the applicant’s spouse and any New Zealand superannuation or veteran’s pension payable to the applicant or the applicant’s spouse, is less than the appropriate amount in Part 3 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Student Allowance Transfer Grant Programme (as established and approved on 23 July 2002)
Omit paragraph (a) of clause 6 (3) and substitute:
“(a) their combined cash assets are less than the appropriate amount in Part 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; and”.
Special Needs Grants Programme (as established and approved on 18 December 1998)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant is not entitled to a grant unless his or her income is less than the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.3 and substitute:
“8.3 The cash assets limits referred to in Clause 8.1 are—
(a) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(b) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
Work Start Grant Programme (as established and approved on 29 June 1999)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant is not entitled to a grant unless his or her income is less than the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Schedule 2
Clause 4
Welfare programmes amended
New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as established and approved on 1 February 1999)
Omit from clause 5.1.1 the expression “$52.50” and substitute the expression “$54.00”.
Omit from clause 5.2 the expression “$525.00” and substitute the expression “$540.00”.
Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 7 July 2002)
Omit from clause 7 (3) the expression “$630.00” and substitute the expression “$650.00”.
Omit the table in Schedule 1 and substitute:
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Social Security Act 1964, Special Benefit, Amendment, Working for Families, Consumers Price Index
🏥 Amendments to Domestic Violence and Witness Protection (Relocation) Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareDomestic Violence, Witness Protection, Relocation, Cash Assets, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to New Employment Transition Grant Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareEmployment Transition, Grant, Cash Assets, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Recoverable Assistance Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareRecoverable Assistance, Income, Cash Assets, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Seasonal Work Assistance Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareSeasonal Work, Assistance, Cash Assets, Income, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareSocial Rehabilitation, Income, New Zealand Superannuation, Veteran’s Pension, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Student Allowance Transfer Grant Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareStudent Allowance, Transfer Grant, Cash Assets, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Special Needs Grants Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareSpecial Needs, Grants, Income, Cash Assets, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to Work Start Grant Programme
🏥 Health & Social WelfareWork Start, Grant, Income, Schedule 31
🏥 Amendments to New Employment Transition Grant Programme (Schedule 2)
🏥 Health & Social WelfareEmployment Transition, Grant, Financial Assistance, Schedule 2
🏥 Amendments to Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (Schedule 2)
🏥 Health & Social WelfareSeasonal Work, Assistance, Financial Assistance, Schedule 1