23 AUGUST 2012 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 101 2823

Clause 9

In clause 9(3)(c), before “the course”, insert “except in the case of an applicant receiving a youth support payment or to whom section 171 of the Act applies,”.

Assistance to Live Organ Donors Programme

(as established and approved on 18 January 2005)³

Clause P11

In clause P11(1)(b)(i), after “early-childhood”, insert “education”.

Clause P14

In clause P14, replace subclauses (1) and (2) with:

“(1) Except as provided in subclauses (2) and (3), childcare assistance for each qualifying child must be paid to the provider of the approved early-childhood education programme in which the child is enrolled.

(2) Childcare assistance for a qualifying child’s participation in an OSCAR programme may be paid to the provider of the programme or to the applicant.

(3) The chief executive may pay a lump sum childcare assistance payment directly to an applicant if—

(a) the sum represents an underpayment of the amounts that should have been paid to the provider of an approved early-childhood education programme in respect of an eligible child’s participation in that programme; and

(b) the applicant has already paid the amount of the underpayment to that provider.”

Employment Transition Programme

(as established and approved on 23 June 2005)⁴

Clause 4

In clause 4(1), definition of net specified income, paragraph (b)(i), replace “an independent youth benefit” with “a youth support payment”.

Student Allowance Transfer Grant Programme

(as established and approved on 23 July 2002)⁵

Clause 4

In clause 4(1), definition of working-age benefit, paragraph (e), replace “an independent youth benefit” with “a youth support payment”.

Special Needs Grants Programme

(as established and approved on 18 December 1998)⁶

Clause 9

In clause 9.5(a), replace “an independent youth benefit” with “a youth support payment”.

In clause 9.12, before “The chief executive…”, insert “Except in the case of an applicant who is receiving a youth support payment under the Act,”.

DPB Sole Parent Study Assistance Programme

(as established and approved on 16 December 2010)⁷

Heading

In the Page 1 heading, delete “DPB”.

Clause 1

In clause 1, delete “DPB”.

Clause 3

In clause 3(a), after “parents”, insert “or a young parent payment”.

Clause 6

In clause 6(1)(a), after “27B”, insert “or a young parent payment under section 165”.

Seasonal Work Assistance Programme

(as established and approved on 7 July 2002)⁸

Clause 4

In clause 4(1), definition of working-age benefit, paragraph (e), replace “an independent youth benefit” with “a youth support payment”.

Training Incentive Allowance Programme

(as established and approved on 30 November 1998)⁹

Clause 5

In clause 5.1.1(a)(i), after “widow’s benefit”, insert “, or a young parent payment under section 165 of the Act”.

Schedule 2

Clause 5

Directions amended

Direction in relation to Emergency Benefit and Benefits on Ground of Hardship

(given on 8 October 1998)¹⁰

Clauses 5 and 6

Revoke clauses 5 and 6.

Clause 7

Replace clause 7 with:

“7 Emergency benefits for people aged 16 or 17

(1) This clause applies to an applicant for an emergency benefit who is aged 16 or 17 years old (other than an applicant who meets the qualifications for a youth support payment except for the residential qualification in section 74AA of the Act).

(2) You should, in the exercise of your discretion under section 61 of the Act, consider granting that benefit to the applicant only in exceptional circumstances.

(3) In considering whether there are exceptional circumstances, you should consider—

(a) the reasons why the applicant would not qualify for a youth support payment; and

(b) whether the applicant is, or is not, in education, training, or employment; and

(c) the period for which the emergency benefit is likely to be payable; and

(d) the impact of a grant of an emergency benefit would have on the applicant’s education or training and therefore on his or her prospects for employment; and

(e) the likely effect on the applicant’s health or wellbeing, or on the health and wellbeing of a dependant of the applicant, of not granting an emergency benefit; and

(f) any other matters that you consider relevant.

(4) If you decide to grant an emergency benefit, you should consider making that benefit subject to the condition that the applicant agrees to receive, and does receive, services of the kind referred to in section 123E(a) of the Act from a contracted service provider.”

Assistance to Live Organ Donors Direction

(given on 18 January 2005)¹¹

New clause D5A

After clause D5, insert the following clause:

“D5A Youth support payment recipients: exemption from obligations

(1) This clause applies to a person—

(a) to whom this direction applies; and