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Reprint as at 1 April 2017 Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016 (LI 2016/53) Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016: revoked, on 1 April 2017, by clause 8(b) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2017 (LI 2017/30).
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 7th day of March 2016 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council This order is made under section 61H of the Social Security Act 1964 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Contents Title Commencement Schedule 1 of New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 amended Schedule 31 of Social Security Act 1964 amended Page 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 Note Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
1 cl 1 1 2 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 4 (1) (2) (3) (4) Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016 Reprinted as at 1 April 2017 Title Order This order is the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016.

Commencement This order comes into force on 1 April 2016.

Order: confirmed, on 17 December 2016, by section 16 of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2016 (2016 No 103).
Schedule 1 of New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 amended This clause amends Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Re- tirement Income Act 2001.

In clause 1(a), replace “$431.10” with “$443.43”.

In clause 1(b), replace “$396.17” with “$407.53”.

In clause 1(c), replace “$326.30” with “$335.74”.

In clause 2(a), replace “$652.60” with “$671.48”.

In clause 2(b), replace “$618.08” with “$636.20”.


The amendments made by this clause take effect from the close of 31 March 2016.

Schedule 31 of Social Security Act 1964 amended This clause amends Schedule 31 of the Social Security Act 1964.

In clause 11, replace “$616.71” with “$629.04”.

In clause 12, replace “$914.71” with “$933.59”.

The amendments made by this clause take effect from the close of 31 March 2016.

Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.


Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes into force on 1 April 2016, increases— New Zealand superannuation entitlements to implement the Government’s commitment to ensure that the net married couple rate of New Zealand super- annuation is set at a minimum of 66% of the net average wage: • 2 Reprinted as at 1 April 2017 Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016 Explanatory note • disability allowance income thresholds to ensure that current recipients of New Zealand superannuation or the veteran’s pension do not lose eligibility for a disability allowance as a result of the increase to the rates of those benefits under this order and the Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2016.
This order is a confirmable instrument, and an annual confirmable instrument, under section 47B of the Legislation Act 2012.

It is revoked, or taken to have been invalid for past operation, at the close of 30 June 2017, unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.

That stated time is the applicable deadline under section 47C(1)(a) of the Legislation Act 2012.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 10 March 2016.


3 Notes Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016 Reprinted as at 1 April 2017 Reprints notes 1 General This is a reprint of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2016 that incorporates all the amendments to that order as at the date of the last amendment to it.
2 Legal status Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment.

Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act.

A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official elec- tronic version also has official status.
3 Editorial and format changes Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sec- tions 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012.

See also http://www.pco.parlia- ment.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2017 (LI 2017/30): clause 8(b) Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2016 (2016 No 103): section 16 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2017 4