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Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/334) Pursuant to section 132AB of the Social Security Act 1964, Her Ex­ cellency the Governor­General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
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) and (f) of regulation 8(3) 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 8A 9 10 10A 11 12 Note These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Social Development.
Page 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 10 11 12 1 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 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 12 16 17 17 19 27 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.
r 1 13 14 15 1 2 3 2 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 3 r 4 4 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 beneﬁciary means a person who is being paid a speciﬁed beneﬁt cash assets has the meaning given to it by regulation 8 charge­ able 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 disability­related 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 3 Part 3 r 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 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 Retirement Income Act 2001 or, as the case may be, Schedule 11 of the War Pensions Act 1954, after the deduction of standard tax; or for any other beneﬁt, means the appropriate rate set out in the appropriate Schedule of the Act (b) an unemployment beneﬁt; and a sickness beneﬁt; and a widow’s beneﬁt; and a domestic purposes beneﬁt; and an invalid’s beneﬁt; and an independent youth beneﬁt; and an emergency beneﬁt; and non­beneﬁciary 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 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (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 costs: this deﬁnition was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regula­ tion 3 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by inserting “section” before “132AB(1)(b)”.
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 a veteran’s pension 4 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 6 r 7 upper limit has the meaning given to it in regulation 10(3) or regulation 10A(2), whichever is applicable.
upper limit: this deﬁnition was substituted, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 3 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) 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.
5 Part 6 r 8 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 (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) (d) (e) 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 (Working for Families) Amendment Act 2004 and that person’s spouse or partner: a person who is a full­time student unless— the person is a beneﬁciary; or (i) the person, or his or her spouse or partner, is (ii) 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) (iii) 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) 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.
8 (1) 6 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 6 r 8 (2) 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) (d) (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 the person’s share in any partnership.
(e) (f) (g) (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 day­to­day accommodation; or (c) (d) (e) (f) 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.
7 Part 6 r 8A Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 (3A) (4) Subclause (2) does not limit the generality of subclause (1); but subclause (3) overrides subclauses (1) and (2).

Subclause (3)(d) was amended, as from 27 April 2007, by regulation 4(1) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96) by adding “; or”.
Subclause (3)(e) was inserted, as from 27 April 2007, by regulation 4(1) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96).

Subclause (3)(e) was amended, as from 29 June 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177) by adding “; or”.
Subclause (3)(f) was inserted, as from 29 June 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).

Subclause (3A) was inserted, as from 27 April 2007, by regulation 4(2) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/96).

Subclause (3A) was revoked, as from 29 June 2007, by regulation 5(2) Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).
8A Deﬁnitions for paragraphs (e) and (f) of regulation 8(3) (1) 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 Ex­Vietnam 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) (2) 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 any blood product derived from blood of that kind (b) 8 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 9 r 9 (3) (4) 9 (1) (2) (3) (c) (d) personal injury has the meaning set out in section 26 of the Injury 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 Sector 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,— 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.

Clause 8A was inserted, as from 29 June 2007, by regulation 5(1) Social Secur­ ity (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007 (SR 2007/177).
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 9 Part 9 r 10 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 (b) the rate of any temporary additional support payable to the applicant to be determined.
10 (1) (2) (3) Prescribed amount of support: general weekly rate The amount of temporary additional support that may be granted per week is the sum of— (a) 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).
(b) (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 non­beneﬁciaries, 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) Subclause (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71) by inserting “(see subclause (3) or regulation 10A, whichever is applicable)” after “upper limit”.
(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— 10 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 9 r 11 (a) (b) (c) 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 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 was inserted, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 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) 11 Part 9 r 12 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 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.
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 12 13 (1) 12 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 9 r 13 (b) 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.

(2) (3) 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.
1 P’s weekly chargeable income is $503.14, and is made up of— $249.10 net unemployment beneﬁt; and $119.00 family support—a credit of tax under subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004; and $84.00 accommodation supplement for a resident renting in area 1; and $51.04 disability allowance (paid at the maximum).

2 P’s weekly allowable costs are $313.96, and are made up of— $200.00 rent costs); and $134.92 disability costs via disability allowance.
3 P’s disposable income is therefore $189.18, which is the remain­ der (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— $313.96 P’s weekly allowable costs; from $503.14 P’s weekly chargeable income.

4 P’s standard costs are $257.67, and are made up of— $174.37 70% of the net unemployment beneﬁt; and $83.30 70% of family support.
5 in area 1 (deduct $20.96 loading from accommodation 13 Part 9 r 13 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Example 1—single unemployment beneﬁciary with 2 dependent children—continued P’s standard costs, $257.67, exceed P’s disposable income, $189.18, by $68.49.

The deﬁciency is therefore $68.49.

6 The upper limit is $74.73 (which is 30% of the net unemployment 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.)

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.
1 S’s weekly chargeable income is $557.92, and is made up of— $289.84 net unemployment beneﬁt; and $166.00 family support—a credit of tax under subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004; and $102.08 disability allowance x 2 (paid at the maximum).

2 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 $148.44 disability costs via disability allowance.
3 S’s disposable income is therefore $230.44, which is the remain­ der (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— $327.48 S’s weekly allowable costs; from 14 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Part 9 r 13 Example 2—married unemployment beneﬁciary with 3 dependent children—continued $557.92 S’s weekly chargeable income.
4 S’s standard costs are $319.09, and are made up of— $202.89 70% of the net unemployment beneﬁt; and $116.20 70% of family support.

5 S’s standard costs, $319.09, exceed S’s disposable income, $230.44, by $88.65.

The deﬁciency is therefore $88.65.

6 The upper limit is $86.95 (which is 30% of the net unemployment beneﬁt).

7 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 (b) $13.91, which is the disability exception amount available to S under regulation 11 (see regulation 10(1)(b)).

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 $20.00 disability allowance.
2 15 Part 9 r 14 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Example 3—single unemployment beneﬁciary with no dependent children—continued 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 $30.44 consumer credit contracts.
3 X’s disposable income is therefore $34.44, which is the remainder (a positive amount) obtained by subtracting— $159.48 X’s weekly allowable costs; from $193.92 X’s weekly chargeable income.

4 X’s standard costs are $121.74 (which is 70% of the net unem­ ployment beneﬁt).

5 X’s standard costs, $121.74, exceed X’s disposable income, $34.44, by $87.30.

The deﬁciency is therefore $87.30.

6 The upper limit is $52.18 (which is 30% of the net unemployment 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.)

Examples 1 to 3 were substituted, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).
Prescribed period of support The period referred to in section 61G(3)(b) of the Act is— 14 (1) 16 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 1 (2) (3) (a) (b) 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 non­qualiﬁcation 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 stan­ dard period; and end on or after the close of the day before the non­quali­ ﬁcation date.

(b) 15 No lump sums payable No payment of temporary additional support may be made by way of a lump sum payment.
Schedule 1 Chargeable income r 4 1 2 3 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) the net rate of any beneﬁt payable to the person under the Act (other than an orphan’s beneﬁt, an unsupported 17 Schedule 1 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 child’s beneﬁt, or any childcare assistance payable under section 61GA of the Act): the amount of any credit of tax under subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004 that is— (i) paid to the person by instalments in accordance with section KD 6 or section KD 7 of that Act; 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 Protection 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 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 non­beneﬁciary, 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: (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) 18 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (j) the living­costs component of any student loan payable to the person.
4 5 6 7 1 2 To avoid doubt, payments under clause 3(g)— (a) include, without limitation, any payments payable to the person under the Telephone Costs Payment Programme approved by the Minister under section 124(1)(d) of the Act; but do not include any payments for childcare assistance or any payments made under any of the programmes speciﬁed in clause 5.
(b) The programmes referred to in clause 4(b) are— the Away from Home Allowance Programme: (a) the Training Incentive Allowance Programme: (b) the Home Help Programme: (c) the Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme: (d) the Care Supplement Programme: (e) (f) 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.

Clause 6 overrides clauses 1 to 5.


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, 19 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 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,— is essential for a person to pay or incur in order to meet (a) 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.
The kinds of expenses and limits referred to in clause 2 are as follows: (a) (b) the person’s accommodation costs (as deﬁned in clause 5) less 21.47: 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): (b) Payments for essential household items Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Essential household item Maximum number of items Maximum weekly amount ($) Beds (including mattresses) Combined refrigerator­ freezer or 1 or 25.41 20.12 or separate refrigerator and separate freezer 1 of each if separate items 20.12 in total if separate items Dining suite 1 25.41 3 20 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 Lounge suite Portable heaters Washing machine Stove Television set 1 1 1 1 25.41 13.76 20.12 20.12 19.06 (c) (d) (e) (f) 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 pay­ ments, 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 20.12 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 addi­ tional 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) claimed by the person; and 21 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 (ii) 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 54.36 a week made in connection with the ac­ 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 54.36 per week: (ii) (g) (h) (i) 22 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (j) (k) (l) (m) 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 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 to enable an applicant stances (for example, 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) Clause 3(a) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “20.96” for “20.44”.

Clause 3(a) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “21.47” for “20.96”.
Clause 3(b) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “24.76”, “19.60”, “19.60 in total if separate items”, “24.76”, “24.76”, “13.41”, “19.60”, “19.60”, “18.57” for “24.00”, “19.00”, “19.00 in total if separate items”, “24.00”, “24.00”, “13.00”, “19.00”, “19.00”, “18.00”.
Clause 3(b) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) 23 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 by substituting “25.41”, “20.12”, “20.12”, “25.41”, “25.41”, “13.76”, “20.12”, “20.12”, “19.06” for “24.76”, “19.60”, “19.60”, “24.76”, “24.76”, “13.41”, “19.60”, “19.60”, “18.57”.
Clause 3(d) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “19.60” for “19.00”.

Clause 3(d) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “20.12” for “19.60”.
Clause 3(h) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “52.97” for “51.35”.

Clause 3(h) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “54.36” for “52.97”.
Clause 3(i) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “52.97” for “51.35”.

Clause 3(i) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “54.36” for “52.97”.
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) 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— (b) 4 5 24 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 2 (i) (ii) (iii) an accommodation beneﬁt under the Student Allowances Regulations 1998; or an accommodation supplement, a rent rebate al­ lowance, or a tenure protection allowance under the Act; or an income­related rent (as deﬁned in section 42(1) of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992).
6 7 Clause 5(b)(iii) was amended, as from 1 July 2006, by section 5(2)(i) Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 34) by inserting the words “and Tenancy Matters” after the word “Restructuring”.
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 (b) (c) 25 Schedule 2 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 (d) 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: (i) 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).
(ii) 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 20.12 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.
Clause 9 was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “19.60” for “19.00”.

Clause 9 was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “20.12” for “19.60”.
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 20.12 per week.
Clause 10 was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 5 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting “19.60” for “19.00”.

Clause 10 was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 4 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/58) by substituting “20.12” for “19.60”.
8 9 10 26 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Schedule 3 11 12 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) 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 1 Standard costs if Part 2 does not apply Applicant Standard costs 1 Person who is a beneﬁciary 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 speciﬁed beneﬁts payable to the person and his or her spouse or partner (if any): and 27 Schedule 3 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 1—continued (b) any family support credit of tax payable to the person or the person’s spouse or partner under subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004 The amount in clause 1, calculated as if an unemployment beneﬁt were 2 Person who is a non­ beneﬁciary payable to the person and to his or her spouse or partner (if any) Clause 1 was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 6 Social Security (Tempo­ rary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by substituting the word “amount” for the words “net rate”.
Clause 1(a) was amended, as from 1 April 2006, by regulation 6 Social Security (Tem­ porary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48) by inserting the words “the net rate of” before the words “the 1 or more”.
2 Standard costs if spouse or partner unlawfully in New Zealand Applicant Standard costs Person who is married or in a civil union and whose spouse or partner is unlawfully in New Zealand The standard costs that would otherwise apply to the applicant if he or she were single Diane Morcom, 28 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Explanatory note Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations come into force on 1 April 2006.

They relate to temporary additional support (which replaces the for­ mer special beneﬁt) under the Social Security Act 1964 (the Act).
The purpose of temporary additional support, as stated in section 61G(1) of the Act, is to provide temporary ﬁnancial assistance as a last resort to alleviate the ﬁnancial hardship of people whose essen­ tial costs cannot be met from their chargeable income and other re­ sources, while ensuring that people seeking or granted that assistance take reasonable steps to reduce their costs or increase their charge­ able incomes.
An applicant is, under section 61G(2) of the Act, eligible for tempo­ rary additional support if— •• his or her chargeable income is less than his or her essential costs; and he or she has cash assets of not more than the amount pre­ scribed by these regulations; and he or she meets any other criteria prescribed, and any other requirements set out, in these regulations.
•• •• An applicant’s chargeable income is less than his or her essential costs (that is, the sum of his or her allowable costs and standard costs) if taking 5 speciﬁed steps results in a deﬁciency (which, as deﬁned by regulation 10(2), means the amount (if any) by which his or her standard costs exceed his or her disposable income).
The 5 speciﬁed steps are as follows: •• •• •• ﬁrst, identify the applicant’s chargeable income; and second, identify the applicant’s allowable costs; and third, identify the applicant’s disposable income (if any) by deducting his or her allowable costs from his or her chargeable income; and fourth, identify the applicant’s standard costs; and •• 29 Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 •• ﬁfth, determine whether, and if so by how much, the appli­ cant’s standard costs exceed his or her disposable income.
•• In general terms, these regulations— deﬁne chargeable income; and •• deﬁne or prescribe the 2 components of essential costs (namely •• allowable costs and standard costs); and deﬁne cash assets, and prescribe an amount of cash assets that makes an applicant, under section 61G(2)(b) of the Act, ineli­ gible for temporary 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.
•• Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 15 December 2005.

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