Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Instrument Amending Ministerial Direction and Welfare Programmes 2007

Pursuant to sections 5 and 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 direction and welfare programmes set out in Schedules 1 and 2.
DAVID BENSON-POPE, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of March 2007.
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I n s t r u m e n t
1. Title—This instrument is the Instrument amending Ministerial Direction and Welfare Programmes 2007.
2. Commencement—This instrument comes into effect on 1 April 2007.
3. Amendments relating to change in Consumers Price Index—The direction and welfare programmes set out in Schedule 1 are amended in the manner set out in that Schedule.
4. Amendments relating to other matters—The welfare programmes set out in Schedule 2 are amended in the manner set out in that Schedule.
Schedule 1
Clause 3
Direction and welfare programmes amended
Direction in relation to Special Benefit (given on 10 February 1999 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 16 December 1999, No. 193, page 4599)
Schedule
Omit from each provision set out in column 1 of the following table the amount set out opposite to it in column 2 and substitute the amount set out in column 3.
Column 1Provision amended Column 2Amounts omitted Column 3Amounts substituted
Clause 1(a) 74.32 76.27
Clause 1(b) 103.58 106.30
Clause 1(c) 194.33 199.44
Clause 2 74.32 76.27
Clause 4(a) 99.03 101.63
Clause 4(b) 140.51 144.21
Clause 4(c) 256.35 263.09
Clause 5 109.49 112.37
Clause 6(a) 99.03 101.63
Clause 6(b) 140.51 144.21
Clause 6(c) 109.49 112.37
Clause 7(a) 140.74 144.44
Clause 7(b) 140.74 144.44
Clause 7(c) 256.74 263.49
Clause 9 163.71 168.02
Clause 10 236.16 242.37
Clause 13 183.90 188.74
Clause 15 256.35 263.09
Family Start and Early Start (Childcare Assistance) Programme (as established and approved on 12 September 2005 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 15 December 2005, No. 207, page 5275)
Omit from clause 8(3) “$6.19” and substitute “$6.35”.
New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as established and approved on 9 December 1998 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 17 December 1998, No. 200, page 4769)
Omit from clause 5.1.1 “$56” and substitute “$57.50”.
Omit from clause 5.2 “$560” and substitute “$575”.
Seasonal Work Assistance Programme (as established and approved on 7 July 2002 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 11 July 2002, No. 78, page 2079)
Omit from clause 7(3) “$680” and substitute “$700”.
Omit the table in Schedule 1 and substitute:
Total period of work missed (per week) For a single applicant withno dependent children For any other applicant
8 hours or less $38.00 $70.00
More than 8 and not more than 16 hours $76.00 $140.00
More than 16 and not more than 24 hours $114.00 $210.00
More than 24 and not more than 32 hours $152.00 $280.00
More than 32 hours $190.00 $350.00
Training Incentive Allowance Programme (as established and approved on 30 November 1998 and published in the
New Zealand Gazette, 10 December 1998, No. 198, page 4695)
Omit from clause 6.1.1 “$88.20” and “$3,528.00” and substitute “$90.52” and “$3,620.80” respectively.
Omit from clause 6.4.2 “$3,528.00” and substitute “$3,620.80”.
Schedule 2
Clause 4
Welfare programmes amended
Home Help Programme (as established and approved on 6 May 2004 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 13 May 2004, No. 52, page 1290)
Schedule
Omit from clause 1(a) “$10.79” and substitute “$11.84”.
Omit from clause 1A “2006” and substitute “2007”.
Special Transfer Allowance Programme 2000 (as established and approved on 13 November 2000 and published in the
New Zealand Gazette, 16 November 2000, No. 154, page 3995)
Omit from the Schedule “186”, “152”, “113”, “236”, “188” and “161” and substitute respectively “188”, “167”, “118”, “245”, “207” and “172”.
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the Instrument, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This instrument, which comes into effect on 1 April 2007, amends a Ministerial direction and a number of welfare programmes under the Social Security Act 1964.
Schedule 1 adjusts certain rates, standard costs and limits to take into account a 2.63% increase in the Consumers Price Index.
Schedule 2 lists amendments to the:
? Home Help Programme to align the hourly rate with a 9.76% increase in the adult minimum wage;
? Special Transfer Allowance Programme 2000 to adjust average regional rents to reflect movements in rentals.