840 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 29 13 MARCH 2014

Kind of assistance Amount ### Kind of assistance Amount

3 Education and employment-related training

The purchase for an eligible person with specific employment skills deficits of a place in an educational course (not being a post-graduate degree course) or an employment-related training course (including industry, sector, job-specific, and on-the-job training)

The actual and reasonable fees charged by the education or training provider for the tuition or training

4 Job search assistance, employment placement, and in-work support services

The purchase for an eligible person at risk of long-term benefit dependency of services designed to support the person’s pre- and post-placement in employment

The contract price for the relevant services agreed under section 125A of the Act

5 Additional costs associated with employment, study, or employment-related training

Financial assistance to assist an eligible person with the additional costs (including but not limited to transport costs and course costs other than tuition fees) associated with their participation, for a period specified by the chief executive, in—

(a) employment; or

(b) study in an education course; or

(c) employment-related training; or

(d) an activity that in the chief executive’s opinion, is likely to improve the person’s work readiness

The actual and reasonable costs for that purpose (as determined by the chief executive)

6 Assistance to transition into employment

Financial assistance to assist an eligible person meet the costs of moving from receipt of a main benefit under the Act into unsubsidised employment including (but not limited to) assistance toward any of—

(a) the cost of any uniform or clothing or special footwear reasonably required for the employment not met by the employer; and

(b) the cost of transport to and from any job interview; and

(c) the person’s living costs between the ending of the benefit and the first payment of wages or salary from the employment

The actual and reasonable costs for that purpose (as determined by the chief executive), and in the case of assistance of the kind referred to in paragraph (c), not exceeding the weekly rate of the person’s former main benefit under the Act

7 Extra or specialist assistance for eligible people with sickness, injury, or disability

(a) General

Financial assistance, the purchase of services, or both, for an eligible person with a sickness, injury, or disability (whether temporary or permanent) to help the person to take up, return to, or retain paid employment or self-employment (for example, health services, disability services, modifications to the workplace or equipment, additional transport costs, mentoring, and workplace support)

The actual and reasonable costs required for that purpose (GST inclusive) (as determined by the chief executive)

(b) Wage subsidies

The purchase (by way of a subsidy towards the person’s wages or salary for a period agreed with the employer) of an employment place for an eligible person with a sickness, injury, or disability to assist the person to gain employment skills and to obtain unsubsidised employment

A weekly amount of not more than the amount of the person’s wage or salary calculated on a weekly basis before the deduction of income tax (GST inclusive)

8 Assistance to enter self-employment

Financial assistance to assist an eligible person to investigate or enter self-employment by meeting the costs of business skills training, developing a business plan, obtaining business advice before and during the start-up period of the person’s business, obtaining an independent vetting report, and obtaining a post start-up financial report

An amount or amounts not exceeding $1,000 in total

9 Assistance to access child care

Financial assistance to help an eligible person pay for childcare and costs associated with childcare (for example, transport to the childcare provider) in order to obtain or remain in paid employment or participate in education or employment-related training

An amount not exceeding the actual and reasonable costs for that purpose (as determined or estimated by the chief executive) that are in excess of any financial assistance available to the person for that purpose under the Act or from any other publicly funded source

10 Career guidance and information services

The purchase for an eligible person of services being careers advice to help the person make informed educational, work, and career-related choices

The contract price of the services agreed under section 125A of the Act (GST inclusive)

11 Work experience, activity in the community, and voluntary work

The purchase for an eligible person of an opportunity to gain work experience, undertake activity in the community, or undertake voluntary work

The actual and reasonable costs of purchasing the opportunity (GST inclusive)

12 Exceptional circumstances

If the chief executive considers an eligible person’s circumstances to be exceptional, the maximum amount specified in clause 1 or 2 of this Schedule may be exceeded by an amount the chief executive considers reasonable in those circumstances.