1864 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 65
19 JUNE 2014

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of June 2014.

HON GERRY BROWNLEE, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.

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Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Notice of Lifting of Suspension of Approval of a Child and Family Support Service

The Deputy Chief Executive, MSD Approvals, Ministry of Social Development, gives notice that the suspension of approval* is lifted for

Raukura Waikato Social Services Trust

as a child and family support service, under section 396 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989, effective as of 10 June 2014.

Dated this 10th day of June 2014.

ANNELIESE PARKIN, Acting Deputy Chief Executive, Ministry of Social Development.

*New Zealand Gazette, 3 April 2014, No. 36, page 1050

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Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992

Instrument Amending Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing 2014

Pursuant to section 102(2)(a) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 (“Act”), the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Housing and the Minister for Social Development (“joint Ministers”), after consultation with the Agency appointed under section 100 of the Act and the Regulatory Authority appointed under section 159 of the Act, make the following instrument.

Instrument

1. Title—This instrument is the Instrument Amending the Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing 2014.

2. Commencement—This instrument comes into force on 1 July 2014.

3. Principal direction amended—This instrument amends the Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing (given on 14 April 2014*).

4. Amendment—Amend the principal direction in the manner set out in the Schedule.

Schedule

Clause 6

Amendment to principal direction

Clause 6

In clause 6, insert subclause 6.4 with:

"(4) Despite the definition of cash assets in section 61E of the Social Security Act 1964, if the agency is satisfied that a person, including an applicable person, has not realised any assets available for the personal use of the person or the applicable person, the agency may treat those assets as the cash assets of the person or applicable person for the purposes of Schedule 2."

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June 2014.

HON BILL ENGLISH, Minister of Finance.

HON PAULA BENNETT, Minister for Social Development.

HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister of Housing.

Explanatory Note

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

This instrument amends the Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing (given on 14 April 2014). It provides the social housing agency with a discretion to include cash assets that are realisable for a person or applicable person’s personal use.

*New Zealand Gazette, 17 April 2014, No. 41, page 1203

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Ministerial Direction on Continued Eligibility for Social Housing

Pursuant to section 102(2)(b) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 (“Act”), the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Housing and the Minister for Social Development (“joint Ministers”), after consultation with the Agency appointed under section 100 of the Act and the Regulatory Authority appointed under section 159 of the Act, give the following direction to the Agency.

Direction

1. Title—This direction is the Ministerial Direction on Continued Eligibility for Social Housing.

2. Commencement—This direction comes into force on 1 July 2014.

3. Interpretation—In this direction, unless the context otherwise requires:

accessibility means whether a person has access to housing other than social housing.

agency means the social housing agency or agencies appointed under section 100 of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992.

affordability means whether a person, including any other person who would, together with the person, be an applicable person in relation to any social housing that may be allocated to the person, can afford (with any financial assistance and resources available to them) suitable housing, other than social housing, in accordance with the calculation in Schedule 1.

applicable person, in relation to any social housing, means every person to whom the housing is or is to be let, and includes every person who is the spouse or partner of such a person.

main benefit means a main benefit under this Act as defined in section 3(1) of the Social Security Act 1964.

ordinarily resident in New Zealand, in relation to any person, does not include being unlawfully resident in New Zealand.

social housing means Housing New Zealand housing or community housing.

sustainability means the likelihood of a person being able to retain housing other than social housing, taking into account factors such as a person’s money management skills and social skills, and history of transience.