Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following Amendment to the Work Start Grant Programme (as established and approved on 29 June 1999).
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2001.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This is the Work Start Grant Amendment 2001.
(2) In this Amendment, the Work Start Grant programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 July 2001.
3. Interpretation-(1) Clause 2.1 of the programme is amended by inserting in their appropriate alphabetical order the following definitions:
"client means a person of or over the age of 16 years who-
(a) is seeking work; and
(b) interacts with the Department as-
(i) a Beneficiary whose principal source of income is a Benefit under the Act; or
(ii) a Job Seeker"
"specific transition to work expenses has the meaning in clause 5.2A.1."
(2) Clause 2.1 of the programme is amended by omitting the definition of customer.
4. Eligibility-Clause 5 of the programme is amended:
(a) by omitting from clause 5.1.2 the word "customer", and substituting the word "client";
(b) by inserting, after clause 5.2, the following clause:
"5.2A.1 The following Transition To Work Expenses are specific transition to work expenses:
(a) relocation costs, if the Applicant needs to relocate his or her place of residence to take up new employment:
(b) the cost of job related safety equipment required in order to take up employment but which the employer is not required to supply in order to comply with any enactment:
(c) Bridging Finance within the meaning of clause 5.1.4 (b)."
5. Ineligibility-Clause 6 of the programme is amended:
(a) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the words "an Organised Activity", and substituting the words "a job seeker development activity within the meaning of section 88A of the Act";
(b) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the words ", 115, or 116", and substituting the words "or 117";
(c) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the word "provisionally", and substituting the word "conditionally";
(d) by omitting from clause 6.1.2 the words "any of sections 115, 116, or", and substituting the word "section";
(e) by inserting in clause 6.2.2, immediately before the words "community work", the words "activity in the community within the meaning of section 88A of the Act,";
(f) by revoking clause 6.2.3, and substituting the following clause:
"6.2.3 a job seeker development activity."
6. Amounts of Grants-Clause 8 of the programme is amended:
(a) by inserting, after clause 8.1, the following clause:
"8.1A The amount of a Grant for specific transition to work expenses must not exceed $500."
(b) by inserting, after clause 8.2, the following clause:
"8.2A The Chief Executive may make more than one grant for specific transition to work expenses to an Applicant in a 52 week period, but the maximum amount of Grants made to the Applicant for specific transition to work expenses in a 52 week period must not exceed $500."
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Explanatory Note:
This is not part of the Amendment but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This Amendment increases with effect 1 July 2001, the maximum amounts of Grants for certain transition to work expenses made in a 52 week period from $250 to $500.
It also amends the Programme consequentially on Part 3 of the Social Security Amendment Act 2001 coming into force on 1 July 2001. For instance, the term "job seeker development activity" is used instead of the repealed term "Organised Activity".