Pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment makes the following Amendment to the Direction in Relation to Special Benefit dated 10 February 1999.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March 2002.
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 Direction in Relation to Special Benefit Amendment 2002.
(2) In this Amendment, the Direction in Relation to Special Benefit is called "the Direction".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2002.
3. Increasing standard costs-Each provision of the Schedule of the Direction listed in the first column of the Schedule is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
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Schedule
AMENDMENTS TO STANDARD COSTS
ON AND AFTER 1 APRIL 2002
Provision
Amended Expressions
Omitted
$ Expressions Substituted
$
Clause 1 (a) 66.05 67.25
Clause 1 (b) 92.05 93.73
Clause 1 (c) 172.71 175.85
Clause 1 (d) 134.17 136.61
Clause 1 (e) 151.99 154.76
Clause 1 (f) 178.37 181.62
Clause 2 66.05 67.25
Clause 3 66.05 67.25
Clause 5 66.05 67.25
Clause 7 (a) 88.01 89.61
Clause 7 (b) 124.88 127.15
Clause 7 (c) 227.82 231.97
Clause 7 (d) 161.93 164.88
Clause 7 (e) 178.33 181.58
Clause 7 (f) 219.66 223.66
Clause 8 (a) 97.31 99.08
Clause 8 (b) 134.17 136.61
Clause 8 (c) 151.99 154.76
Clause 9 (a) 88.01 89.61
Clause 9 (b) 124.88 127.15
Clause 9 (c) 161.93 164.88
Clause 9 (d) 178.33 181.58
Clause 9 (e) 97.31 99.08
Clause 10 (a) 125.07 127.35
Clause 10 (b) 125.07 127.35
Clause 10 (c) 228.17 232.32
Clause 10 (d) 162.58 165.54
Clause 10 (e) 179.04 182.30
Clause 10 (f) 162.58 165.54
Clause 10 (g) 179.04 182.30
Clause 10 (h) 220.00 224.00
Clause 11 179.58 182.85
Clause 12 145.49 148.14
Clause 13 209.88 213.70
Clause 14 167.23 170.27
Clause 15 197.51 201.10
Clause 16 163.43 166.40
Clause 18 227.82 231.97
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Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the Amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This Amendment is to the Ministerial Direction relating to the grant of Special Benefit under section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964.
Clause 3 amends the schedule of standard costs to take into account a CPI increase of 1.82%.
The Amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2002.