Pursuant to section 5 and section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment, by this instrument, makes the following amendments to the directions and welfare programmes set out in Schedules 1 to 3.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of March 2005.
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I n s t r u m e n t
1. Title—This instrument is the Instrument Amending Ministerial Directions and Welfare Programmes 2005.
2. Commencement—This instrument takes effect on 1 April 2005.
3. Amendments relating to Working for Families package—The directions and welfare programmes set out in Schedule 1 are amended in the manner set out in that Schedule.
4. Amendments relating to change in Consumers Price Index—The welfare programmes set out in Schedule 2 are amended in the manner set out in that Schedule.
5. Other amendments—The welfare programmes set out in Schedule 3 are amended in the manner set out in that Schedule.
Schedule 1
Clause 3
Directions and welfare programmes amended
Direction on advance payment of benefits (given on 25 May 1999)
Revoke the definition of invalid’s benefit in clause 1.1.
Omit paragraphs (a) and (b) of clause 2.3 and substitute:
“(a) cash assets to a value of,—
(i) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(ii) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule; or
(b) income (including any New Zealand superannuation or veteran’s pension payable to the beneficiary and his or her spouse) in excess of the appropriate amount set out in Part 2 of that Schedule.”.
Domestic Violence and Witness Protection (Relocation) Programme (as established and approved on 27 March 2002)
Revoke clause 9 (4) and substitute:
“(4) The cash asset limits are–
(a) for a single applicant, the amount specified in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; and
(b) for an applicant with an accompanying spouse or partner or who is a sole parent, the amount specified in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as established and approved on 9 December 1998)
Omit paragraph (c) of the definition of eligible parent in clause 2.1 and substitute:
“(c) whose cash assets are less than the appropriate amount in Part 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act;—”.
Recoverable Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 15 February 1999)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant may not be granted a payment unless his or her income is less than 52 times the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.3 and substitute:
“8.3 The cash assets limits referred to in clause 8.1 are:
(a) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(b) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 7 July 2002)
Omit paragraph (c) of clause 6 (1) and substitute:
“(c) whose cash assets and income (including the cash assets and income of his or her spouse) are less than the appropriate amounts in Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.
Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 20 July 2003)
Omit paragraph (d) of clause 6.2 and substitute:
“(d) in the case of an applicant receiving New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension, his or her income, including the income of the applicant’s spouse and any New Zealand superannuation or veteran’s pension payable to the applicant or the applicant’s spouse, is less than the appropriate amount in Part 3 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Student Allowance Transfer Grant Programme (as established and approved on 23 July 2002)
Omit paragraph (a) of clause 6 (3) and substitute:
“(a) their combined cash assets are less than the appropriate amount in Part 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; and”.
Special Needs Grants Programme (as established and approved on 18 December 1998)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant is not entitled to a grant unless his or her income is less than the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Revoke clause 8.3 and substitute:
“8.3 The cash assets limits referred to in Clause 8.1 are—
(a) for an unmarried person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or
(b) for a married person or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that Schedule.”.
Work Start Grant Programme (as established and approved on 29 June 1999)
Revoke clause 7.1 and substitute:
“7.1 An applicant is not entitled to a grant unless his or her income is less than the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 31 of the Act.”.
Schedule 2
Clause 4
Welfare programmes amended
New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as established and approved on 1 February 1999)
Omit from clause 5.1.1 the expression “$52.50” and substitute the expression “$54.00”.
Omit from clause 5.2 the expression “$525.00” and substitute the expression “$540.00”.
Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 7 July 2002)
Omit from clause 7 (3) the expression “$630.00” and substitute the expression “$650.00”.
Omit the table in Schedule 1 and substitute:
“Total period of work missed (per week) For an unmarried applicant with no dependent children For any other applicant
8 hours or less $35.00 $65.00
More than 8 and not more than 16 hours $70.00 $130.00
More than 16 and not more than 24 hours $105.00 $195.00
More than 24 and not more than 32 hours $140.00 $260.00
More than 32 hours $175.00 $325.00”
Training Incentive Allowance Programme (as established and approved on 30 November 1998)
Omit from clause 6.1.1 the expressions “$83.25” and “$3,330.00” and substitute the expressions “$85.50” and “$3,420.00” respectively.
Omit from clause 6.4.2 the expression “$3,330.00” and substitute the expression “$3,420.00”.
Schedule 3
Clause 5
Welfare programmes amended
Recoverable Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 15 February 1999)
Omit from clause 3.1 the definition of applicant and substitute:
“applicant means a non-beneficiary who applies for a payment under this programme, or, as the case may require, on whose behalf an application for a payment is made”
Insert in clause 3.1, in their appropriate alphabetical order, the following definitions:
“beneficiary has the meaning in section 61E of the Act
“non-beneficiary means a person who is not a beneficiary”.
Special Transfer Allowance Programme 2000 (as established and approved on 13 November 2000)
Omit from the Schedule the expressions “179”, “136”, “102”, “229”, “167” and “148” and substitute respectively the expressions “188”, “145”, “105”, “231”, “178” and “151”.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of this instrument, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This instrument, which takes effect on 1 April 2005, amends various Ministerial directions and welfare programmes to:
? make various changes relating to the Working for Families package, principally to replace reference to the invalid’s benefit in cash assets and income limits with reference to the new Schedule 31 of the Social Security Act 1964 which comes into force on that date
? adjust certain rates to take into account a 2.70% increase in the Consumers Price Index
? adjust average regional rents in the Special Transfer Allowance Programme 2000 to reflect movements in rentals
? make minor definitional changes to clarify the application of the Recoverable Assistance Programme.