NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 54 — 16 JUNE 2016

in another region within New Zealand with intent to reside in that other region for the foreseeable future;
relocation from Auckland has a corresponding meaning.
relocation from Auckland establishment grant has the meaning in clause 60(b).
relocation from Auckland moving grant has the meaning in clause 60(a).

56 Relocation from Auckland assistance: eligibility
An applicant who meets the residential criteria is eligible to be considered for relocation from Auckland assistance under this Part if—

(a) the applicant (whether alone or together with any other person) is currently residing in Auckland and is either—
(i) a tenant of any social housing; or
(ii) a person who is awaiting allocation of social housing; and

(b) the applicant intends to relocate from Auckland, and is willing and able to do so; and

(c) in the chief executive’s opinion, the relocation is likely to be sustainable.

57 Relocation from Auckland assistance: ineligibility
(1) An applicant is ineligible for relocation from Auckland assistance if—

(a) he or she has cash assets or income in excess of the cash assets limit or the income limit;

(b) he or she, or his or her spouse or partner, has previously been granted assistance under this Part; or

(c) is a person who (whether alone or together with any other person) has, within the previous 52 week period, received assistance to relocate his or her place of residence under the Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Programme.

(2) However, an applicant who has been granted assistance to relocate to Christchurch under the Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Programme is eligible to be considered for a relocation from Auckland moving grant (but not a relocation from Auckland establishment grant) if the chief executive considers that the amount of the assistance under that programme is inadequate to enable the person’s household to complete the relocation.

58 Relocation from Auckland assistance: principles to be applied in exercise of discretion
In exercising the discretion to grant assistance under this Part the chief executive must have regard to—

(a) whether it is appropriate in the applicant’s circumstances for the applicant to relocate out of Auckland (having regard to the services and support available or otherwise in the proposed new location); and

(b) any other matters the chief executive considers relevant.

59 Relocation from Auckland assistance: applicants with spouse or partner
If an applicant has a spouse or partner, relocation from Auckland assistance may only be granted to either the applicant or the spouse or partner but not to both, unless the chief executive considers there are exceptional circumstances.

60 Relocation from Auckland assistance: components
If an applicant is granted relocation from Auckland assistance under this Part, the grant may comprise either or both of the following:

(a) a relocation from Auckland moving grant to assist with the actual and reasonable costs of relocating the applicant’s household from Auckland; or

(b) a relocation from Auckland establishment grant to assist the applicant and his or her household (if any) to re-establish in social housing or alternative housing in the other region.

61 Relocation from Auckland moving grant: moving costs defined
(1) A cost is a moving cost for the purposes of clause 60(a) only if the chief executive considers it is a cost essential for the applicant to incur for the applicant and any other person in the applicant’s household to relocate from Auckland and includes—

(a) the cost of moving the household furniture, appliances and the personal effects of the applicant and any other person in the applicant’s household; and

(b) the actual and reasonable costs of transport for the applicant and any other person in the applicant’s household to relocate from Auckland.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the following costs are examples of moving costs—

(a) the costs of engaging a moving company;