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Reprint as at 8 July 2016 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/207) Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 6th day of August 2012 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 132 of the Social Security Act 1964, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Coun- cil, makes the following regulations.
Contents Title Commencement Interpretation Part 1 Criteria for incentive payments When young person meets criteria for payment of education, training, or work-based learning incentive payment Page 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 4 Note Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

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

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
1 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 When young person meets criteria for payment of budgeting incentive payment When young person meets criteria for payment of parenting education incentive payment Part 2 Money management When money management applies How specified payment may be paid Other payments that may be paid to young person or on account of young person When young person may opt out of money management Criteria for managing payments Young person who opts out of money management or meets criteria for managing own payments may request payments redirected Electing money management Payment of specified payments if young person has elected money management 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 Regulations Title These regulations are the Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012.
Commencement These regulations come into force on 20 August 2012.
Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Social Security Act 1964 contracted service provider, in relation to a young person, means the contrac- ted service provider assigned to that young person under section 181 of the Act incentive payment has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Act specified benefit means a benefit referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of specified beneficiary in section 157 of the Act specified payment, in relation to a young person, means— (a) any youth support payment payable to the young person (including the in-hand allowance up to the maximum set out in clause 6 of Schedule 26 of the Act): r 1 (1) 2 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Part 1 r 5 (b) (c) any WFF tax credit payable to the young person by the chief executive: for the purposes of section 179(4)(a)(iv) of the Act,— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) the amount of any accommodation supplement, temporary addi- tional support, or childcare assistance to which the young person is entitled (other than a payment for childcare assistance made to a provider under the Social Security (Childcare Assistance) Regula- tions 2004): the amount of any special assistance of an ongoing kind under section 124(1)(d) of the Act to which the young person is entitled (other than a payment for childcare made to a provider under any such welfare programme): the amount of
 any incentive payment payable to the young person: in relation to a young person to whom section 171(1) or (2) of the Act applies, the portion of the specified benefit payable to the young person under section 83 of the Act young person means a person aged at least 16 years but under the age of 20 years youth support payment has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Act.
(2) A term that is used in these regulations and not defined, but defined in the Act, has the same meaning as in the Act.
Part 1 Criteria for incentive payments 4 When young person meets criteria for payment of education, training, or work-based learning incentive payment A young person meets the criteria for the payment of an education, training, or work-based learning incentive payment if— (a) (b) (c) the young person is receiving a youth payment or a young parent pay- ment; and the young person has, since starting to receive a youth support payment, completed 6 months’ participation and achievement in education, train- ing, or work-based learning, as the case may be; and the contracted service provider in question has confirmed to the depart- ment or, as the case requires, the department is satisfied that the young person has complied with paragraph (b).
5 When young person meets criteria for payment of budgeting incentive payment A young person meets the criteria for the payment of a budgeting incentive payment if— 3 Part 1 r 6 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 (a) (b) (c) (d) the young person is receiving a youth payment or a young parent pay- ment; and the young person has, since starting to receive a youth support payment, completed 3 continuous months’ attendance and participation in discus- sions on budgeting with his or her contracted service provider or, as the case requires, an officer of the department; and the young person has completed a budgeting programme approved by the chief executive for the purposes of section 170(1)(b) of the Act; and the service provider has confirmed to the department, or, as the case re- quires, the department is satisfied, that the young person has complied with paragraph (b).
6 When young person meets criteria for payment of parenting education incentive payment (1) A young person meets the criteria for the payment of a parenting education in- centive payment if— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) the young person is receiving a young parent payment; and the young person has, since starting to receive a youth support payment, completed 3 continuous months’ regular engagement with his or her contracted service provider or, as the case requires, an officer of the de- partment; and the service provider has confirmed to the department, or, as the case re- quires, the department is satisfied, that the young person has complied with paragraph (b); and the young person has participated in and completed a parenting educa- tion programme approved by the chief executive for the purposes of sec- tion 170(1)(c) of the Act; and each of his or her dependent children is enrolled with a primary health organisation; and each of his or her dependent children aged 5 years or below is up to date with checks under the WellChild programme or any similar programme established in its place; and each of his or her dependent children aged 5 years or below attends an approved early childhood education programme or is placed in other suitable childcare during any time that the young person spends in edu- cation, training, work-based learning, or part-time work.
If a young person is unable to comply with the requirements of any of sub- clause (1)(d) to (g) because of the unavailability of the programme, service, or enrolment in question, the young person must be treated as complying if he or she takes steps agreed with the young person’s contracted service provider or, (2) 4 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Part 2 r 8 as the case requires, with the department in preparation for the availability of the programme, service, or enrolment (for example, enrolling on a waiting list).
Part 2 Money management 7 (1) When money management applies Subject to subclause (2), regulation 8 applies to a young person if— (a) (b) a specified payment is payable to a young person; and the young person has given to the department or to his or her contracted service provider the information required under section 170(1)(ea) of the Act; and (c) the young person has not opted out under regulation 10.
(2) Until the information required under section 170(1)(ea) of the Act has been given, a benefit or payment referred to in subclause (1)(a) must be paid to or on account of the young person entitled to it in accordance with section 82(3) of the Act.

Regulation 7(1)(b): replaced, on 8 July 2016, by section 42(1) of the Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 36).
Regulation 7(2): replaced, on 8 July 2016, by section 42(2) of the Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 36).
8 (1) How specified payment may be paid Subject to section 177(2) of the Act, the chief executive must pay each instal- ment of a specified payment payable to the young person in the following order and manner: (a) (b) (c) (d) first, by paying such amount as the chief executive thinks reasonable in the circumstances of the young person directly towards the young per- son’s accommodation costs and service costs: secondly, by paying such amount as the chief executive thinks reason- able in the circumstances of the young person directly towards the young person’s debts or other liabilities (including any reduction or deduction required or authorised under the Act): thirdly, by paying to or on account of the young person the in-hand al- lowance up to the amount specified in clause 6 of Schedule 26 of the Act: fourthly, unless subclause (2) applies, by crediting such amount as the chief executive thinks reasonable in the circumstances of the young per- son to a payment card, voucher, or device that enables the young person to obtain goods or services from a participating supplier.
5 Part 2 r 9 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 (2) (3) 9 (1) In the case of the supply of goods or services to a young person by a non-par- ticipating supplier, the chief executive may pay the amount that would have been paid under subclause (1)(d) either— (a) (b) directly to that supplier; or to or on account of the young person.
In this clause, participating supplier means a supplier who has agreed with the department to supply goods or services to young persons on presentation of a payment card, voucher, or other device, and non-participating supplier means a supplier who has not so agreed.
Other payments that may be paid to young person or on account of young person Subject to subclause (2), the chief executive may pay all or part of the follow- ing payments to or on account of a young person to whom regulation 8 applies: (a) (b) (c) any disability allowance or child disability allowance: any special assistance under section 124(1)(d) of the Act that is not of an ongoing kind: any payments under the training incentive allowance programme, the course participation assistance programme, or the sole parent study as- sistance programme established under section 124(1)(d) of the Act: (d) any advance payment of a benefit under section 82(6) of the Act.
(2) The chief executive may only make a payment under subclause (1)(b) to (d) after first consulting the young person’s contracted service provider, if there is one.

Regulation 9(1)(c): amended, on 15 July 2013, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/247).
10 When young person may opt out of money management (1) A young person receiving a youth payment may opt out of money management if— (a) (b) he or she is 18 years or older; and the payment is being continued under section 162(1)(b) of the Act.

(2) A young person receiving a young parent payment may opt out of money man- agement if— (a) (b) he or she is 19 years or older; and the payment is being continued under section 168(1)(b) of the Act.
(3) A young person opts out of money management by giving the chief executive written notice that he or she opts out of money management.

(4) Regulation 8 does not apply to a young person who has opted out of money management under this regulation.
6 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Part 2 r 14 11 Criteria for managing payments The criteria referred to in section 179(7) of the Act for the management of a young person’s own payments are the following: (a) (b) the young person has demonstrated continued compliance with his or her obligations under section 170 of the Act; and the young person’s contracted service provider has advised the depart- ment that it considers the young person to be financially competent or, as the case requires, the department considers the young person to be finan- cially competent.
12 (1) Young person who opts out of money management or meets criteria for managing own payments may request payments redirected The chief executive, on the request of a young person who has opted out of money management under regulation 10 or has met the criteria set out in regu- lation 11 for managing his or her own payments, may pay all or part of a speci- fied payment payable to the young person directly towards— (a) (b) his or her accommodation and service costs: his or her lawful debts or other liabilities (including any reduction or de- duction required or authorised under the Act).
(2) A request under subclause (1)— (a) must be in writing; and (b) must specify the costs, debts, or other liabilities towards which the chief executive must pay the payment; and (c) may be withdrawn or otherwise cancelled at any time.

13 Electing money management A young person to whom section 171(1) or (2) of the Act applies for the time being may elect money management by giving the chief executive written no- tice that he or she elects money management.
14 Payment of specified payments if young person has elected money management The chief executive must pay each instalment of a specified payment payable to a young person who has elected money management under regulation 13 in the following order and manner: (a) (b) first, by paying such amount as the chief executive thinks reasonable in the circumstances of the young person directly towards the young per- son’s accommodation costs and service costs: secondly, by paying such amount as the chief executive thinks reason- able in the circumstances of the young person directly towards the young 7 Part 2 r 14 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 person’s debts or other liabilities (including any reduction or deduction required or authorised under the Act): (c) thirdly, by paying the balance (if any, after payments under paragraphs (a) and (b)) to or on account of the young person.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 9 August 2012.

Michael Webster, for Clerk of the Executive Council.
8 Reprinted as at 8 July 2016 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 Notes Reprints notes 1 General This is a reprint of the Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
2 Legal status Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment.

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

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

See also http://www.pco.parlia- ment.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 36): section 42 Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/247) Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2016 9