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Reprint as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/334) Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 12th day of December 2005 Present: The Right Hon Helen Clark presiding in Council Pursuant to section 132AB of the Social Security Act 1964, Her Ex- cellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
1 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Contents Title Commencement Preliminary provisions Overview of these regulations Interpretation Status of examples Eligibility Who is eligible for support Who is ineligible for support Cash assets defined Definitions for paragraphs (e), (f), and (m) of regulation 8(3) Certain interests in KiwiSaver schemes and specified non-KiwiSaver schemes declared not to be cash assets by regulation 8(3)(h) Application form for, and amount, period, and form of, support Application form must be completed Prescribed amount of support: general weekly rate Variation of upper limit for persons awaiting decision on refugee status, refugees, and certain applicants for residence permits Disability exception amount Amount of support granted must be recalculated after change in chargeable income or allowable costs or both Prescribed amount of support: exceptions Prescribed period of support No lump sums payable Schedule 1 Chargeable income Schedule 2 Allowable costs Schedule 3 Standard costs Page 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 11 12 15 15 16 17 18 18 22 23 23 25 33 8A 8B 9 10 10A Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 4 1 2 3 4 Regulations Title These regulations are the Social Security (Temporary Addi- tional Support) Regulations 2005.
Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 April 2006.
Preliminary provisions Overview of these regulations These regulations— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) define the kinds of income, benefits, credits, and re- ceipts that are chargeable income; and define the kinds of costs that are allowable costs; and prescribe amounts allowed for standard living costs that ought to be met from chargeable income (that is, amounts defined by section 132AB(1)(b) of the Act as standard costs); and define the kinds of assets that are cash assets, and pre- scribe an amount of cash assets that makes an applicant, under section 61G(2)(b) of the Act, ineligible for tem- porary additional support; and prescribe or set out other eligibility criteria for receiving that support, the amount of it, and the period or periods for which it may be granted.
Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— ACC earner levies means the levies payable under section 219(1) and (2) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 accommodation costs has the meaning given to it by section 61E of the Act Act means the Social Security Act 1964 allowable costs, in relation to an applicant, and subject to sec- tion 68A (special provisions applying to insurance payments) of the Act, has the meaning given to it by Schedule 2 3 r 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 beneficiary means a person who is being paid a specified benefit cash assets has the meaning given to it by regulation 8 chargeable income has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 consumer credit contract has the meaning given to it by sec- tion 11 of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 deficiency has the meaning given to it by regulation 10(2) dependent child, in relation to a person, does not include a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid, but otherwise has the meaning given to it by section 3(1) of the Act disability costs— (a) means disability-related expenses, being expenses of a kind for which a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act would be payable; but despite paragraph (a), does not include any costs for counselling (including the costs of transport to attend counselling) in excess of the amount paid for that pur- pose
 by way of a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act (b) disability exception amount has the meaning given to it by regulation 11(1) disposable income, in relation to an applicant, means the re- mainder (whether a positive or a negative amount) obtained by subtracting the applicant’s allowable costs from his or her chargeable income family, in relation to a person, means that person’s spouse or partner and the dependent children of the person or the per- son’s spouse or partner net rate, in
 relation to any benefit,— (a) if the benefit is New Zealand superannuation or a vet- eran’s pension, means the appropriate rate set out in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Re- tirement Income Act 2001 or, as the case may be, Sched- ule 11 of the War Pensions Act 1954, after the deduction of standard tax; or 4 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 5 (b) for any other benefit, means the appropriate rate set out in the appropriate schedule of the Act a veteran’s pension non-beneficiary means a person who is not a beneficiary revolving credit contract has the meaning given to it by sec- tion 5 of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 specified benefits means the following: an unemployment benefit; and (a) a sickness benefit; and (b) a widow’s benefit; and (c) a domestic purposes benefit; and (d) an invalid’s benefit; and (e) an independent youth benefit; and (f) (g) an emergency benefit; and (h) New Zealand superannuation; and (i) standard costs, as defined by section 132AB(1)(b) of the Act, and in relation to an applicant, means the appropriate amount set out in Schedule 3 standard tax has the meaning given to it by section 15 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 or by section 74C of the War Pensions Act 1954, whichever is applicable temporary additional support means support of that kind under section 61G of the Act upper limit has the meaning given to it in regulation 10(3) or regulation 10A(2), whichever is applicable.
Regulation 4 standard costs: amended, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 3 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).

Regulation 4 upper limit: substituted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 3 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71).

Status of examples 5 (1) An example used in these regulations is only illustrative of the provisions to which it relates.

It does not limit those provi- sions.


If an example and a provision to which it relates are inconsist- ent, the provision prevails.
(2) 5 r 6 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Eligibility Who is eligible for support 6 (1) A person may apply for temporary additional support— (a) (b) whether or not he or she is receiving any other benefit, pension, or allowance under the Act, the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001, or the War Pensions Act 1954; but only if he or she is not, under regulation 7, ineligible for that support.
(2) However, if a person is, under regulation 7(2), ineligible for temporary additional support because a member of the per- son’s family has been granted it, temporary additional support granted to that family member may be reviewed to ensure that his or her allowable costs and chargeable income include the allowable costs, and (if applicable) chargeable income, of the person.
Who is ineligible for support 7 (1) A child who is a dependent child or a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid is ineligible for temporary additional support; but neither of the following is ineligible to be granted temporary addi- tional support in respect of the child: (a) (b) the child’s principal caregiver; and a spouse or partner of the child’s principal caregiver.
(2) A person is ineligible for temporary additional support if a member of the person’s family has applied for and been granted temporary additional support.
(3) All of the following are also ineligible for temporary addi- tional support: (a) (b) (c) a person who is 15 years old or younger: a person to whom section 80C(1) of the Act applies: a person to whom a special benefit continues to be payable under section 23 of the Social Security (Work- ing for Families) Amendment Act 2004 and that person’s spouse or partner: a person who is a full-time student unless— the person is a beneficiary; or (i) (d) 6 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 8 (ii) (iii) the person, or his or her spouse or partner, is the principal caregiver of 1 or more dependent children; or the person, or a member of his or her family, has disability costs (as defined in regulation 4)— (A) in respect of which a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act has been granted; but that are in excess of the maximum amount of a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act: (B) (e) a person whose cash assets together with the cash as- sets of his or her spouse or partner (if any) exceed in value,— (i) for a single person, the amount in clause 1 of Schedule 31 of the Act; or for a person who is married or in a civil union, or a sole parent, the amount in clause 2 of that schedule.
(ii) Cash assets defined For the purposes of these regulations and of section 61G of the Act, cash assets, in relation to a person, means— (a) (b) the person’s cash; and the other assets of the person that can be converted read- ily into cash.
In particular, cash assets includes all of the following: (a) shares, stocks, debentures, bonus bonds, and other bonds; and bank accounts, including fixed and term deposits with any bank, friendly society, credit union, or building so- ciety; and (b) 8 (1) (2) (c) money invested with or lent to any bank or other finan- cial institution or other person, whether on mortgage or other security or unsecured; and the net equity held in property or land not used as the person’s home; and building society shares; and bills of exchange or promissory notes; and (e) (f) (d) 7 r 8 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (g) the person’s share in any partnership.
(a) (b) (3) However, cash assets does not include any of the following: if the person is single, the motor vehicle or other vehicle required by the person for his or her personal use; or if the person is married or in a civil union, the motor vehicles or other vehicles (not exceeding 2 in total) re- quired by the person and his or her spouse or partner for their personal use; or a caravan, boat, or other vehicle— (i) (ii) in which the net equity is less than $2,000; or used by the person or a member of his or her family for day-to-day accommodation; or (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) the personal effects of the person; or any ex gratia payment— (i) made to the person, on or after 27 April 2007, by the Crown; and (ii) made in accordance with the MoU on measures related to veterans; or for the first 12 months after the ex gratia payment con- cerned is made, any ex gratia payment— (i) made to the person, on or after 15 December 2006, by or on behalf of the Crown; and (ii) made because the person suffered a personal in- jury that is, or was caused by, hepatitis C infec- tion contracted through the New Zealand blood supply; or for the first 12 months after the compensation or ex gra- tia payment concerned is made, any compensation pay- ment or ex gratia payment— (i) made to the person, on or after 26 October 2007, by or on behalf of the Crown; and (ii) made because the person is a former patient of the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital; or any interest to which regulation 8B applies; or for the first 12 months after the
 payment concerned is made, any payment made to the person by the trust es- tablished under trust deed dated 16 August 2007 and known, on that date, as the Viet Nam Veterans and Their Families Trust, other than a payment of the kind referred 8 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 8 (ia) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of clause 14.2 of that trust deed; or any amount of income derived by the person from a payment of the kind
 referred to in paragraph (i); or for the first 12 months after the payment concerned is made, any compensation or ex gratia payment of the kind described in regulation 6(2) of the Social Security (Income and Cash Assets Exemptions: Ex Gratia and Compensation Payments Made by the Crown) Regula- tions 2008; or for the first 12 months after the payment concerned is made, any payment made to the person— (i) by the trust established under the trust deed dated 4 December 1993 and known, on that date, as the EVSA Youth Development Trust, but known im- mediately before the commencement of this para- graph as the EVSA (Neville Wallace Memorial) Children’s & Grandchildren’s Trust; and on or after 17 August 2007; or (ii) for the first 12 months after any payment of a kind re- ferred to in paragraph (k) is made, any amount of in- come derived from that payment; or for the first 12 months after the payment concerned is made, any payment made by or on behalf of the Crown to the person because the person is a victim; or for the first 12 months after any payment of a kind re- ferred to in paragraph (m) is made, any amount of in- come derived by the person from that payment.
(3A) [Revoked] (4) Subclause (2) does not limit the generality of subclause (1); but subclause (3) overrides subclauses (1) and (2).

Regulation 8(3)(d): amended, on 27 April 2007, by regulation 4(1) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96).

Regulation 8(3)(e): added, on 27 April 2007, by regulation 4(1) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96).
Regulation 8(3)(e)(ii): amended, on 29 June 2007, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).

9 r 8 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Regulation 8(3)(f): added, on 29 June 2007, by regulation 4 of the Social Se- curity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).
Regulation 8(3)(f)(ii): amended, on 26 October 2007, by regulation 4 of the So- cial Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2007 (SR 2007/322).

Regulation 8(3)(g): added, on 26 October 2007, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2007 (SR 2007/322).

Regulation 8(3)(g)(ii): amended, on 1 May 2008, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/70).
Regulation 8(3)(h): added, on 1 May 2008, by regulation 4 of the Social Se- curity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/70).

Regulation 8(3)(h): amended, on 3 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the So- cial Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/350).

Regulation 8(3)(i): added, on 3 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/350).
Regulation 8(3)(ia): inserted, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(1) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).

Regulation 8(3)(j): added, on 3 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/350).

Regulation 8(3)(j): amended, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).
Regulation 8(3)(k): added, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).

Regulation 8(3)(l): added, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).

Regulation 8(3)(m): added, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).
Regulation 8(3)(n): added, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).

Regulation 8(3A): revoked, on 29 June 2007, by regulation 5(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).
10 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 8A 8A Definitions for paragraphs (e), (f), and (m) of regulation (1) (2) (3) (4) 8(3) In regulation 8(3)(e), MoU on measures related to veterans means the memorandum of understanding— (a) signed on 6 December 2006 for and on behalf of the following (the parties): (i) (ii) the Ex-Vietnam Services Association; and the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association; and the Crown; and (iii) not intended to be legally binding on the parties, but recording their intentions on a package of measures re- lated to Vietnam veterans and other veterans.
(b) In regulation 8(3)(f),— New Zealand blood supply means either or both of the fol- lowing: (a) blood collected in New Zealand (whether or not that blood was donated, or otherwise collected, with assist- ance provided or funded by or on behalf of the Crown); and (b) any blood product derived from blood of that kind personal injury has the meaning set out in section 26 of the In- jury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001.
In regulation 8(3)(f) and in subclause (2) of this regulation, Crown means all or any of the following: (a) (b) the Sovereign in right of New Zealand; and all Ministers of the Crown, and all departments of the Public Service specified in Schedule 1 of the State Sec- tor Act 1988; and Crown entities as defined in section 7(1) of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (for example, DHBs); and every other instrument of the Crown in respect of the Government of New Zealand, whether the instrument is or was an agency, corporation, department, division, en- terprise, service, or otherwise (for example, every pre- decessor in title of a DHB).
In subclause (3) and in this subclause,— (d) (c) 11 r 8B Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (5) DHB means a district health board established by or under section 19 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 predecessor in title, in relation to a DHB, has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Health Sector (Transfers) Act 1993.
In regulation 8(3)(m), victim has the meaning given to it by regulation 3 of the Social Security (Income and Cash Assets Exemptions—Payments to Victims of Crime) Regulations 2009.

Regulation 8A: inserted, on 29 June 2007, by regulation 5(1) of the Social Se- curity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).
Regulation 8A heading: amended, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 5(1) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).

Regulation 8A(5): added, on 1 January 2010, by regulation 5(2) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406).
8B Certain interests in KiwiSaver schemes and specified non-KiwiSaver schemes declared not to be cash assets by regulation 8(3)(h) This regulation applies to a person’s member’s interest, on or after 1 May 2008, in a KiwiSaver scheme or a specified non- KiwiSaver scheme.

(1) (3) (2) However, subclause (1) applies only while a qualifying lock-in clause prevents the person from making or receiving a with- drawal from the scheme.
Subclause (4) applies to a person who, as a member of a Kiwi- Saver scheme or specified non-KiwiSaver scheme, has exer- cised a right under the provisions of the scheme to elect to defer receipt of any benefit that he or she is eligible to receive under the scheme.

(4) A qualifying lock-in clause must for the purposes of subclause (2) be treated as not preventing the person, as a member of the scheme, from making or receiving a withdrawal from the scheme.
In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,— (5) 12 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 8B contribution means any contribution to a scheme (for ex- ample–– (a) an employer contribution (for example, a compulsory employer contribution); or any Crown contribution) (b) Crown contribution,— (a) in relation to a KiwiSaver scheme, has the same mean- ing as in section 4(1) of the KiwiSaver Act 2006; and in relation to a specified non-KiwiSaver scheme, means any Crown contribution (b) expected time of retirement, in relation to a member of a non-KiwiSaver scheme, means the member’s expected age or date of retirement as defined in the provisions of the scheme fee subsidy,— (a) in relation to a KiwiSaver scheme, has the same mean- ing as in section 4(1) of the KiwiSaver Act 2006; and in relation to a specified non-KiwiSaver scheme, means any fee subsidy (b) KiwiSaver scheme and KiwiSaver scheme rules have the same meanings as in section 4(1) of the KiwiSaver Act 2006 member’s interest, in relation to a member of a scheme, means the total of–– (a) (b) the member’s contributions; and any employer contributions (vested or unvested) in re- spect of the member; and any fee subsidies paid in respect of the member; and (c) (d) any Crown contribution paid in respect of the member net value, in relation to a member’s interest, means the value of the member’s interest once any other appropriate debits and credits have been made to account for things like
 fees, permit- ted withdrawals or permitted proposed withdrawals, and posi- tive and negative returns non-KiwiSaver scheme means a scheme that is not a Kiwi- Saver scheme, but is registered under the Superannuation Schemes Act 1989 permitted, in relation to a withdrawal or proposed with- is, or the proposed the withdrawal drawal, means that 13 r 8B Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 withdrawal if it were provided would be, permitted under the
 provisions of the scheme proposed withdrawal means a withdrawal that has been ap- plied for, but has not yet been provided provision, in relation to a scheme, means a provision (express or implied) of either or both of the following: (a) the deed that established the relevant trust or (as the case may be) Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that constituted the relevant arrangement: any rules of the scheme (b) qualifying lock-in clause, in relation to a KiwiSaver scheme means the provision of the scheme implied in its trust deed under section 126 and clause 4 (lock-in of funds to KiwiSaver end payment date) of Schedule 1 of the KiwiSaver Act 2006 and, in relation to a non-KiwiSaver scheme, means a provision of the scheme that–– (a) prevents a member of the scheme from making or re- ceiving a withdrawal from the scheme until either or both of the following apply to the member: (i) (ii) he or she reaches an expected time of retirement: he or she leaves, before reaching the expected time of retirement,— (A) the employment in respect of which the scheme was constituted or established; or any employment covered by the scheme; and (B) (b) may, but need not, be, or be accompanied by another provision of the scheme that is, a standard withdrawals or transfer clause scheme means a superannuation scheme (for example, a Kiwi- Saver scheme or a non-KiwiSaver scheme) specified non-KiwiSaver scheme means a non-KiwiSaver scheme the provisions of which include a qualifying
 lock-in clause standard withdrawals clause, in relation to a scheme, means a provision of the scheme that permits a member of the scheme to make or receive a withdrawal from the scheme in circum- stances that are, or are essentially, the same as those specified 14 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 10 clause 8 (purchase of a first home): clause 10 (significant financial hardship): clause 12 (serious illness) in all or any of the following clauses
 of Schedule 1 of the Kiwi- Saver Act 2006: (a) (b) (c) withdrawal, in relation to a member and a KiwiSaver scheme or a non-KiwiSaver scheme,— (a) includes any benefit provided from, and debited against the member’s interest in, the scheme; but does not include a permitted withdrawal or permitted proposed withdrawal that is a transfer (with or with- out the member’s consent) from the scheme to another KiwiSaver scheme or non-KiwiSaver scheme; and for the purposes of subclause (2), does not include a withdrawal made or received in accordance with a standard withdrawals clause.
(b) (c) Regulation 8B: inserted, on 1 May 2008, by regulation 5 of the Social Se- curity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/70).

Application form for, and amount, period, and form of, support Application form must be completed Temporary additional support may be granted to an applicant for that support only if an application form for the purpose is completed in writing by or on behalf of the applicant.

The form must be provided by the chief executive.


The form must, when completed, set out the information re- quired to allow— (a) the applicant’s eligibility for temporary additional sup- port to be assessed; and the rate of any temporary additional support payable to the applicant to be determined.
(b) 9 (1) (2) (3) 10 (1) Prescribed amount of support: general weekly rate The amount of temporary additional support that may be granted per week is the sum of— 15 r 10A Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (a) (b) the lesser of the deficiency and the upper limit (see sub- clause (3) or regulation 10A, whichever is applicable); and the disability exception amount (if that amount is avail- able to the applicant under regulation 11).
(2) (3) (b) The deficiency is the amount (if any) by which the applicant’s standard costs exceed his or her disposable income (as those terms are defined in regulation 4), but— (a) is nil if the applicant’s disposable income exceeds his or her standard costs; and if the applicant’s disposable income is a negative amount, is the sum of that income (expressed as a positive amount) and his or her standard costs.
The upper limit is 30% of the total before abatement on ac- count of income or other deduction of the net rate per week— of the 1 or more specified benefits payable to the appli- (a) cant and his or her spouse or partner (if any); or if the applicant and his or her spouse or partner (if any) are non-beneficiaries, of the benefit that would be payable to him or her or them if an unemployment bene- fit were payable to him or her or them.
(b) Regulation 10(1)(a): amended, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71).
(1) 10A Variation of upper limit for persons awaiting decision on refugee status, refugees, and certain applicants for residence permits Subclause (2) applies, instead of regulation 10(3), when cal- culating under regulation 10(1) the amount of temporary ad- ditional support that may be granted per week to a person who the chief executive is satisfied is— (a) a person of the kind referred to in section 74A(1)(c) of the Act (a person lawfully present in New Zealand awaiting the outcome of his or her application for refugee status in New Zealand); or a person referred to in section 74A(1)(d) of the Act (a person who has refugee status in New Zealand); or (b) 16 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 11 (c) a person referred to in section 74A(1)(e) of the Act (a person applying for a residence permit under the Immigration Act 1987 who is compelled to remain in New Zealand through some unforeseen circumstances).
(2) 11 (1) (2) The upper limit is the higher of— (a) the appropriate maximum rate of accommodation sup- plement that would be applicable if section 74A(1) of the Act did not prohibit the person receiving a benefit; and the upper limit in regulation 10(3).

(b) Regulation 10A: inserted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 of the Social Se- curity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71).
Disability exception amount The disability exception amount— (a) is available to the applicant only if— (i) (ii) the deficiency exceeds the upper limit; and the applicant’s allowable costs include an excess disability costs total (as defined in subclause (2)); and (b) if available to the applicant, is 30% of the excess dis- ability costs total (as so defined).
In these regulations,— excess disability costs, in respect of a person, means disability costs (as defined in regulation 4) that— (a) are disability costs in respect of which the person has been granted a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act; and have been included in the calculation of that disability allowance granted to the person; and are in excess of the maximum amount of a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act (b) (c) excess disability costs total means the total of all of the excess disability costs (if any) for any or all of— (a) (b) (c) the applicant; and a member of the applicant’s family; and a child for whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid.
17 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Amount of support granted must be recalculated after change in chargeable income or allowable costs or both If an applicant’s chargeable income changes, his or her allow- able costs change, or both of them change, during the period (see regulation 14) for which the applicant has been granted temporary additional support, then despite regulation 10(1)— the amount of that support granted to the applicant (a) (whether it results from the original calculation under regulation 10(1) or from an earlier recalculation re- quired by this paragraph) must, as soon as practicable, be recalculated under regulation 10(1) taking into ac- count all changes— (i) in the applicant’s chargeable income or allowable costs or both during that period; and that were not taken into account in the original calculation under regulation 10(1) or in any earlier recalculations required by this paragraph; and (ii) (b) the amount of that support granted to the applicant for any later weeks of that period (until and subject to any later recalculation required by paragraph (a)) is the amount that results from the recalculation required by paragraph (a).
Prescribed amount of support: exceptions The amount of temporary additional support that may be granted per week— (a) is 50% of the weekly rate under regulation 10(1) if tem- porary additional support is granted to the spouse or partner of a person who is ineligible to be granted tem- porary additional support under paragraph (b) or para- graph (d) of regulation 7(3); and is nil if the result of the calculation under regulation 10(1) or, as the case may be, paragraph (a) of this sub- clause, is less than $1 a week.
Subclause (1)(b) overrides subclause (1)(a).

This regulation overrides regulations 10 to 12.

(b) r 12 12 13 (1) (2) (3) 18 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 13 Example 1—single unemployment beneficiary with 2 dependent children P is a single unemployment beneficiary with 2 dependent chil- dren, both of whom are younger than 13 years of age.
P’s weekly chargeable income is $503.14, and is made up of— $249.10 net unemployment benefit; and $119.00 $84.00 family tax credit—a credit of tax under sub- parts MA to MF and MZ of the Income Tax Act 2007; and accommodation supplement renting in area 1; and disability allowance (paid at the maximum).
for a resident $51.04 P’s weekly allowable costs are $313.96, and are made up of— $200.00 rent in area 1 (deduct $20.96 loading from ac- commodation costs); and disability costs via disability allowance.

$134.92 P’s disposable income is therefore $189.18, which is the remainder (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— P’s weekly allowable costs; from $313.96 P’s weekly chargeable income.
$503.14 P’s standard costs are $257.67, and are made up of— 70% of the net unemployment benefit; and $174.37 $83.30 70% of family tax credit.

P’s standard costs, $257.67, exceed P’s disposable in- come, $189.18, by $68.49.

The deficiency is therefore $68.49.

The upper limit is $74.73 (which is 30% of the net unem- ployment benefit).
If P is eligible for temporary additional support under regulations 6 to 8, and an application form for that support is completed as required by regulation 9, then the amount of that support that P may be granted per week, under regulation 10, is $68.49, which is the lesser of the deficiency, $68.49, and the upper limit, $74.73.
(Although P has disability costs included in his or her allowable costs, the disability exception amount is not available to P under regulation 11, because P’s deficiency does not exceed the upper limit.)

19 r 13 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Example 2—married unemployment beneficiary with 3 dependent children S is a married unemployment beneficiary with 3 dependent chil- dren, all of whom are younger than 13 years of age.
S’s weekly chargeable income is $557.92, and is made up of— $289.84 net unemployment benefit; and $166.00 $102.08 family tax credit—a credit of tax under sub- parts MA to MF and MZ of the Income Tax Act 2007; and disability allowance × 2 (paid at the maxi- mum).

S’s weekly allowable costs are $327.48, and are made up of— $200.00 Housing New Zealand rent in area 1 (deduct $20.96 loading from accommodation costs); and disability costs via disability allowance.
$148.44 S’s disposable income is therefore $230.44, which is the remainder (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— S’s weekly allowable costs; from $327.48 $557.92 S’s weekly chargeable income.

S’s standard costs are $319.09, and are made up of— 70% of the net unemployment benefit; and $202.89 $116.20 70% of family tax credit.

S’s standard costs, $319.09, exceed S’s disposable in- come, $230.44, by $88.65.

The deficiency is therefore $88.65.


The upper limit is $86.95 (which is 30% of the net unem- ployment benefit).

The disability exception amount is $13.91 (which is 30% of the excess disability costs total).

If S is eligible for temporary additional support under regulations 6 to 8, and an application form for that support is completed as re- quired by regulation 9, then the amount of that support that S may be granted per week, under regulations 10 and 11, is $100.86.
That amount, $100.86, is the sum of— (a) $86.95, which is the lesser of the deficiency, $88.65, and the upper limit, $86.95 (see regulation 10(1)(a)); and $13.91, which is the disability exception amount available to S under regulation 11 (see regulation 10(1)(b)).
(b) 20 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 r 13 Example 3—single unemployment beneficiary with no dependent children X is a single unemployment beneficiary who is 26 years of age and has no dependent children.

1 X’s weekly chargeable income is $193.92, and is made up of— $173.92 net unemployment benefit; and disability allowance.
$20.00 X’s weekly allowable costs are $159.48, and are made up of— $130.00 Housing New Zealand rent in area 1 (deduct $20.96 loading from accommodation costs); and $20.00 disability costs via disability allowance; and consumer credit contracts.

$30.44 X’s disposable income is therefore $34.44, which is the remainder (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— X’s weekly allowable costs; from $159.48 X’s weekly chargeable income.
$193.92 X’s standard costs are $121.74 (which is 70% of the net unemployment benefit).

X’s standard costs, $121.74, exceed X’s disposable in- come, $34.44, by $87.30.

The deficiency is therefore $87.30.

The upper limit is $52.18 (which is 30% of the net unem- ployment benefit).
If X is eligible for temporary additional support under regulations 6 to 8, and an application form for that support is completed as required by regulation 9, then the amount of that support that X may be granted per week, under regulation 10, is $52.18, which is the lesser of the deficiency, $87.30, and the upper limit, $52.18.
(Although X has disability costs included in his or her allowable costs, the disability exception amount is not available to X under regulation 11, because his or her disability costs are met by his or her disability allowance.)

Regulation 13 example 1: substituted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).
Regulation 13 example 1 item 1: amended, on 1 April 2008, by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).

21 r 14 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Regulation 13 example 1 item 1: amended (with effect from 1 April 2007), on 19 December 2007, by section 304 of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).
Regulation 13 example 1 item 4: amended (with effect from 1 April 2007), on 19 December 2007, by section 304 of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

Regulation 13 example 2: substituted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).

Regulation 13 example 2 item 1: amended, on 1 April 2008, by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).
Regulation 13 example 2 item 1: amended (with effect from 1 April 2007), on 19 December 2007, by section 304 of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).

Regulation 13 example 2 item 4: amended (with effect from 1 April 2007), on 19 December 2007, by section 304 of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).
Regulation 13 example 3: substituted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).

(b) Prescribed period of support The period referred to in section 61G(3)(b) of the Act is— (a) the shorter fixed period (as defined by subclause (3)), if subclause (2) applies to the applicant; and 13 weeks after temporary additional support com- mences (the standard period), in all other cases.
This subclause applies to the applicant if, when temporary ad- ditional support is granted, the chief executive considers that, on a date (the non-qualification date) before the end of the standard period,— (a) (b) the deficiency will reduce to nil; or the applicant will for any reason be ineligible for tem- porary additional support; or temporary additional support will for any reason not be payable to the applicant.
(c) The shorter fixed period means a period fixed by the chief executive, but that must— (a) start at the same time as, but be shorter than, the stand- ard period; and end on or after the close of the day before the non-quali- fication date.

(b) 14 (1) (2) (3) 22 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 1 15 No lump sums payable No payment of temporary additional support may be made by way of a lump sum payment.
1 2 3 Schedule 1 Chargeable income r 4 For the purposes of these regulations and of section 61G of the Act, chargeable income, in relation to a person, includes the weekly total of all of the items in clause 3, after deducting the amount (if any) the chief executive estimates or determines is payable (where applicable) for income tax, for ACC earner levies, or for both, on any of those items.

A reference in this schedule to a person includes a reference to the person’s spouse or partner.
The items referred to in clause 1 are— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) the net rate of any benefit payable to the person under the Act (other than an orphan’s benefit, an unsupported child’s benefit, or any childcare assistance payable under section 61GA of the Act): the amount of any credit of tax under subparts MA to MF and MZ of the Income Tax Act 2007 that is— (i) paid to the person by instalments in accordance with section 80KI to 80KU of the Tax Adminis- tration Act 1994; or not paid by instalments but is one to which, in the chief executive’s opinion, the person is entitled under that subpart: (ii) any parental leave payment payable to the person under Part 7A of the Parental Leave and Employment Protec- tion Act 1987: any war pension or allowance payable to the person under the War Pensions Act 1954: the rate of any New Zealand superannuation payable to the person under the New Zealand Superannuation and 23 Schedule 1 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Retirement Income Act 2001 or any veteran’s pension payable to the person under the War Pensions Act 1954: income as defined in section 3(1) of the Act: the amount of any periodical payments (for example, those included by clause 4(a))— (i) of special assistance payable to the person under section 124(1)(d) of the Act under any welfare programme; and that, in the opinion of the chief executive, are for the purpose of replacing lost income or maintain- ing or supplementing the person’s income and not for the
 purposes of paying or reimbursing specified costs of the person: (ii) the amount of any child support payments,— (i) in the case of a non-beneficiary, payable to the person under the Child Support Act 1991; or in the case of a beneficiary, payable to the person by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue under section 142 or section 143 of that Act: (ii) the amount of any accommodation benefit, basic grant, or independent circumstances grant payable to the per- son under the Student Allowances Regulations 1998: the living-costs component of any student loan payable to the person.
(f) (g) (h) (i) (j) Schedule 1 clause 3(b): amended, on 1 April 2008, by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).

Schedule 1 clause 3(b)(i): amended, on 1 April 2008, by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).
To avoid doubt, payments under clause 3(g)— (a) include, without limitation, any payments payable to the person under either of the following programmes established and approved by the Minister under section 124(1)(d) of the Act: the Telephone Costs Payment Programme: (i) (ii) the ReStart Transitional Relief Programme; but do not include any payments for childcare assistance or any payments made under any of the programmes specified in clause 5.
(b) 4 24 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 5 6 Schedule 1 clause 4(a): substituted, on 15 January 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2008 (SR 2008/449).
The programmes referred to in clause 4(b) are— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) the Away from Home Allowance Programme: the Training Incentive Allowance Programme: the Home Help Programme: the Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme: the Care Supplement Programme: the Special Transfer Allowance Programme 2000.
In calculating the amount of a person’s chargeable income, the chief executive must disregard any deduction or reduction of the amount of any item of that income made or imposed by or under any statutory power or under any deduction notice or attachment order or otherwise, on account of any debt, liabil- ity, sanction, penalty, child support payment, or student loan repayment.

7 Clause 6 overrides clauses 1 to 5.


1 2 Schedule 2 Allowable costs r 4 For the purposes of these regulations and of section 61G of the Act, allowable costs— (a) means the regular essential expenses (as defined in clause 2) (if any) of the applicant and his or her family reckoned on a weekly basis; and therefore does not include an expense that is not an essential ex- pense (as so defined).
(b) In clause 1, essential expense means an expense of a kind, and within the relevant limits (if any), specified in clause 3, and that (unless the expense is one referred to in clause 3(b), (c), (e)(i), (h), or (i) and is in respect of an item acquired in accordance with clause 4), in the chief executive’s opinion,— 25 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (a) (b) is essential for a person to pay or incur in order to meet the daily living needs of the person, of members of the person’s family, or of both; and could not, when the expense or the liability for the ex- pense was incurred, readily be avoided or varied.
(b) The kinds of expenses and limits referred to in clause 2 are as follows: (a) the person’s accommodation costs (as defined in clause 5) less $22.75: agreed period payments (as defined in clause 6), not exceeding the maximum weekly amount in column 3 of the following table, and made in connection with the acquisition of any of the items in column 1 of that table (within the maximum number of those items in column 2 of that table): Payments for essential household items Column 1 Essential household item Beds (including mattresses) Combined refrigerator- freezer or Separate refrig- erator and sep- arate freezer Dining suite Lounge suite Portable heaters Washing machine Stove Television set Column 2 Maximum number of items Column 3 Maximum weekly amount ($) 27.11 1 21.46 or 1 of each if sep- arate items or 21.46 in total if separate items 1 1 1 1 1 27.11 27.11 14.68 21.46 21.46 20.33 3 26 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) revolving credit payments (as defined in clause 7) for any of the items in column 1 of the table in paragraph (b) (being items acquired in accordance with clause 4 and within the maximum numbers in column 2 of that table) and not exceeding (in terms of the rate of the payments, and either on a monthly or a weekly basis) the lesser of the maximum monthly payment (as defined in clause 8) and the maximum weekly payment in column 3 of that table: costs for laundry or laundrette services, being costs in-
 curred instead of regular payments for a washing ma- chine or within a period during which the applicant could reasonably arrange to have repaired a washing machine available to the applicant, and not exceeding $21.46 per week: disability costs (as defined in regulation 4),— (i) including any disability costs that are payments to which clause 9 or clause 10 applies; but excluding in all cases any costs of residential care services in respect of which temporary additional support must not be granted under
 section 61G(4) of the Act: (ii) for a person who is eligible for assistance under the Telephone Costs Payment Programme approved by the Minister under section 124(1)(d) of the Act, and if para- graph (m) of this clause does not apply, the weekly amount of telephone rental costs (as defined in clause 11) that were, immediately before 1 April 1999,— (i) (ii) claimed by the person; and treated by the chief executive as an additional expense under section 69C(2A)(a) of the Act: running costs, at a per kilometre rate set by the chief executive, for a motor vehicle where no suitable public transport is available for the purpose of transporting the applicant and his or her spouse or partner to and from their places of employment and where the vehicle is essential for that purpose: agreed period payments (as defined in clause 6) not ex- ceeding $57.99 a week made in connection with the ac- 27 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (ii) quisition of a motor vehicle or other vehicle (for ex- ample, a bicycle)— (i) for the applicant and his or her spouse or partner (if any) (whether or not either or both of them are beneficiaries), where no suitable public transport is available for the relevant purpose and the ve- hicle is essential— (A) for the purpose of transporting the appli- cant and his or her spouse or partner to and from their places of employment; or for the purpose of transporting the appli- cant or a
 member of his or her family who is chronically ill or has a disability; or for an applicant who is a beneficiary where— (A) (B) (B) there is no public transport reasonably available to the applicant; and the contract or arrangement to acquire the vehicle was entered into before the appli- cant became a beneficiary: revolving credit payments (as defined in clause 7) for a motor vehicle or other vehicle (for example, a bicycle) acquired in accordance with clause 4 and where para- graph (h)(i) or paragraph
 (h)(ii)(A) applies to the appli- cant and vehicle, and not exceeding (in terms of the rate of the payments, and either on a monthly or a weekly basis) the lesser of the maximum monthly payment (as defined in clause 8) and $57.99 per week: the costs of public transport of the applicant and his or her spouse or partner to and from their places of em- ployment: the net costs of essential childcare (that is, the gross costs of essential childcare, as defined in clause 12, minus any childcare assistance payable under section 61GA of the Act or by way of special assistance under section 124(1)(d) of the Act): essential expenses in respect of a child in the care of the applicant or his or her spouse or partner for whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is paid that are not able to be met from the total of that (i) (j) (k) (l) 28 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (m) benefit and any disability allowance payable in respect of the child: telephone rental costs (as defined in clause 11) for an applicant for whom, in the opinion of the chief execu- tive, a telephone is a necessity— (i) because of his or her special family circum- stances (for example, to enable an applicant living in a rural location to be contacted by the school that his or her children attend); or to help to ensure his or her personal safety or se- curity (for example, a frail person living on his or her own, or a separated person with a protection order against a spouse or partner); or because of his or her employment conditions (for example, an electrical worker on call 24 hours per day).
(ii) (iii) Schedule 2 clause 3(a): amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Beds (including mattresses): amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Combined refrigerator-freezer: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Sup- port) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Separate refrigerator and separate freezer: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Dining suite: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regu- lation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Lounge suite: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regu- lation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Portable heaters: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Washing machine: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Stove : amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

29 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Schedule 2 clause 3(b) table Television set: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regu- lation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
Schedule 2 clause 3(d): amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(h): amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

Schedule 2 clause 3(i): amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
An item is acquired in accordance with this clause for the pur- poses of clauses 2, 3(c) and (i), and 10 if,— (a) when the item was acquired, neither the applicant, nor his or her spouse or partner (if any), was a beneficiary (whether or not either of them was a beneficiary, or both of them were beneficiaries, at any time before the item was acquired); and at the time of the application for temporary additional support, the applicant or his or her spouse or partner (if any) is a beneficiary, or both of them are beneficiaries, or neither of them is a beneficiary at that time but one or both of them became a beneficiary after the item was acquired.
(b) (b) For the purposes of clause 3(a), a person’s accommodation costs are that person’s accommodation costs as defined in regulation 4 but— (a) do not include any costs of residential care services in respect of which temporary additional support must not be granted under section 61G(4) of the Act; and include arrears except any that were incurred while the person or his or her spouse or partner was in receipt of— an accommodation benefit under the Student (i) Allowances Regulations 1998; or an accommodation supplement, a rent rebate al- lowance, or a tenure protection allowance under the Act; or (ii) 4 5 30 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (iii) an income-related rent (as defined in section 42(1) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992).
Schedule 2 clause 5(b)(iii): amended, on 1 July 2006, by section 5(2)(i) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amend- ment Act 2006 (2006 No 34).
6 7 Agreed period payments, in relation to an item referred to in any of clauses 3(b) and (h) and 9, means payments, during the agreed period, under a consumer credit contract or other arrangement that— (a) is evidenced in writing to the satisfaction of the chief executive; and requires regular payments over an agreed period; and was entered into to acquire the item or to repay debt incurred in acquiring the item; and is not a revolving credit contract, an arrangement relat- ing to an advance payment of a benefit under section 82(6) of the Act, or an arrangement relating to a recov- erable grant of assistance under section 124(1)(d) of the Act.
(b) (c) (d) Revolving credit payments, in relation to an item referred to in any of clauses 3(c) and (i) and 10, means payments— (a) under a revolving credit contract (for example, a credit card contract) that requires regular payments and that was used to acquire the item; and not exceeding (in total) the lesser of the cash price of the item and the amount owing under the contract at the time of the application for temporary additional sup- port; and for the period of 20 months after the acquisition of the item, if the amount owing under the contract at the time of the application for temporary additional support is equal to or greater than the cash price of the item; and for whichever of the following periods ends first, if the amount owing under the contract at the time of the ap- plication for temporary additional support is less than the cash price of the item: (b) (c) (d) 31 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 (i) (ii) the period of 20 months after the acquisition of the item; and the period in whole months that the chief execu- tive estimates is necessary for that amount owing to be repaid fully at a rate of payment that is the maximum monthly payment (as defined in clause 8).
The maximum monthly payment, in relation to an item to which clause 3(c) or (i) or clause 10 applies, means 5% of the cash price of the item.

The payments (referred to in clause 3(e)(i)) to which this clause applies are agreed period payments (as defined in clause 6) not exceeding $21.46 per week made in connection with the acquisition of 1 clothes dryer for a person for whom the costs of acquiring a clothes dryer are additional costs arising from the person’s disability.
Schedule 2 clause 9: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).
The payments (referred to in clause 3(e)(i)) to which this clause applies are revolving credit payments (as defined in clause 7) for 1 clothes dryer, acquired in accordance with clause 4, for a person for whom the costs of acquiring a clothes dryer are additional costs arising from the person’s disability, and not exceeding (in terms of the rate of the payments, and either on a monthly or a weekly basis) the lesser of the maximum monthly payment (as defined in clause 8) and $21.46 per week.
Schedule 2 clause 10: amended, on 1 April 2009, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23).

In clause 3(f) and (m), telephone rental costs— (a) means the regular and ongoing costs of renting a basic telephone, or of telephone line rental, or of both, as well as any wiring maintenance charges paid; and therefore does not include toll charges.
(b) 8 9 10 11 32 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 3 12 In clause 3(k), gross costs of essential childcare, in relation to an applicant for temporary additional support, means the costs, up to a maximum of $6 per child per hour, of childcare— (a) that enables the applicant, or his or her spouse or part- ner, or both, to take part in employment; or that is required because the applicant is, or his or her spouse or partner is, or both of them are, seriously dis- abled or seriously ill. (b) Schedule 3 Standard costs r 4 Part 1 Standard costs if Part 2 does not apply Applicant 1 Person who is a benefi- ciary Standard costs 70% of the total before any abatement on account of income or other deduction of the amount per week of— (a) the net rate of the 1 or more spe- cified benefits payable to the per- son and his or her spouse or part- ner (if any); and any family tax credit payable to the person or the person’s spouse or partner under subparts MA to MF and MZ of the Income Tax Act 2007 (b) 2 Person who is a non- beneficiary The amount in clause 1, calculated as if an unemployment benefit were payable to the person and to his or her spouse or partner (if any) Schedule 3 Part 1 clause 1: amended, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 6(a) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).
Schedule 3 Part 1 clause 1(a): amended, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 6(b) of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).

Schedule 3 Part 1 clause 1(b): amended, on 1 April 2008, by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).
33 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Part 1—continued Schedule 3 Part 1 clause 1(b): amended (with effect from 1 April 2007), on 19 December 2007, by section 304 of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109).
Part 2 Standard costs if spouse or partner unlawfully in New Zealand Standard costs The standard costs that would other- wise apply to the applicant if he or she were single Applicant Person who is married or in a civil union and whose spouse or partner is unlawfully in New Zealand Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 15 December 2005.


34 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Notes Contents 1 2 3 4 General Status of reprints How reprints are prepared Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first) 5 Notes 1 2 3 General This is a reprint of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005.
The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 1 January 2010, as speci- fied in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

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5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SR 2009/406) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/23) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2008 (SR 2008/449) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/350) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/70) Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 (2007 No 109): section 304 Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97): section ZA 2(1) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 4) 2007 (SR 2007/322) 37 Notes Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 1 January 2010 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96) Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amend- ment Act 2006 (2006 No 34): section 5(2)(i) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) 12 38 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2010