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New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2006 Public Act Date of assent 2006 No 31 30 June 2006 Contents Title Commencement Principal Act amended Living alone payments Entitlement to beneﬁts for spouses or partners of persons receiving means­tested residential disability services Living alone rate of payment for spouses or partners of persons receiving means­tested residential disability services Absences up to 52 weeks with aid agencies Page 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 2 Title This Act is the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2006.
Commencement This Act comes into force on 1 July 2006.

1 s 3 3 4 5 (1) (2) New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2006 2006 No 31 Principal Act amended This Act amends the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001.

Living alone payments Section 13(3)(b) is amended by omitting “or household ex­ penses (including accommodation expenses)”.
Entitlement to beneﬁts for spouses or partners of persons receiving means­tested residential disability services The heading to section 17 is amended by omitting “receiving means­tested residential disability services” and substitut­ ing “in long­term residential care in hospital or rest home”.
Section 17 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substi­ tuting the following subsection: “(1) This section applies to any person who is not in long­term residential care and whose spouse or partner is in long­term residential care in a hospital or rest home, whether or not the spouse or partner is a resident assessed as requiring care (within the meaning of section 136 of the Social Security Act 1964).” Living alone rate of payment for spouses or partners of persons receiving means­tested residential disability services The heading to section 18 is amended by omitting “receiving means­tested residential disability services” and substitut­ ing “in long­term residential care in hospital or rest home”.
Absences up to 52 weeks with aid agencies The heading to section 24 is amended by omitting “52” and substituting “156”.

Section 24(1)(b) is amended by omitting “52” and substituting “156”.
6 7 (1) (2) 2 2006 No 31 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2006 21 February 2006 1 March 2006 4 May 2006 13 June 2006 27 June 2006 Legislative history Introduction (Bill 22­1) First reading and referral to Social Services Committee Reported from Social Services Committee Divided from New Zealand Superannuation and Veterans’ Pensions (Entitlements of Spouses and Partners of People in Long­term Residential Care and Remedial Matters) Bill (Bill 22­1) as Bill 22­2A Third reading 3