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Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 (SR 2007/60) Preamble At Wellington this 5th day of March 2007.

Pursuant to section 61H of the Social Security Act 1964 and section 15 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001, His Excellency the Governor­General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.
Contents Title Commencement Increasing amounts of funeral grants to reﬂect changes in CPI Increasing certain beneﬁts and allowances payable under Social Security Act 1964 to reﬂect changes in CPI Increasing New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 to reﬂect changes in CPI and other requirements Further increases to certain amounts Revocation Note This order is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
Page 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 cl 1 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Schedule 1 Increases to certain beneﬁts and allowances payable under Social Security Act 1964 and asset and income limits Schedule 2 Increases to New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 Schedule 3 Further increases to certain amounts in Social Security Act 1964 Schedule 4 Further increases to New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 4 7 8 8 Title This order is the Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allow­ ances) Order 2007.
Commencement This order (except clause 6 and Schedules 3 and 4) comes into force at the beginning of 1 April 2007.

Clause 6 and Schedules 3 and 4 come into force immediately after the commencement of the rest of this order.

Increasing amounts of funeral grants to reﬂect changes in CPI Sections 61DB, 61DC, and 61DD of the Social Security Act 1964 are amended by omitting from each section “$1,662.58” and substituting in each case “$1,706.31”.
The amendments made by subclause (1) apply in respect of persons who die on or after 1 April 2007.
1 2 (1) (2) 3 (1) (2) 2 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 cl 6 4 5 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) Increasing certain beneﬁts and allowances payable under Social Security Act 1964 to reﬂect changes in CPI Each provision of the Social Security Act 1964 listed in col­ umn 1 of Schedule 1 of this order is amended by omitting the expression set out opposite to it in column 2 in each place where it appears and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in column 3.
Increasing New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 to reﬂect changes in CPI and other requirements Each provision of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 of this order is amended by omitting the expression set out opposite to it in column 2 and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in column 3.
Further increases to certain amounts The amounts set out in clauses 11 and 12 of Schedule 31 of the Social Security Act 1964 (as substituted by clause 4 and Schedule 1 of this order) are further increased in the manner provided in subclause (2) of this clause.
Each provision of Schedule 31 of the Social Security Act 1964 listed in column 1 of Schedule 3 of this order is amended by omitting the expression set out opposite to it in column 2 in each place where the expression appears and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite in column 3.
The amounts set out in clauses 1(a) to (c) and 2(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (as substituted by clause 5 and Schedule 2 of this order) are further increased in the manner provided in subclause (4) of this clause.
the New Zealand Each provision of Schedule 1 of Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 listed in column 1 of Schedule 4 of this order is amended by omit­ ting the expression set out opposite to it in column 2 in each place where that expression appears and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite in column 3.
3 cl 7 7 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Revocation The Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2006 (SR 2006/44) is revoked.
Schedule 1 Increases to certain beneﬁts and allowances payable under Social Security Act 1964 and asset and income limits cl 4 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 249.10 181.16 133.05 124.24 115.42 97.76 175.91 217.38 285.57 181.16 181.16 181.16 255.65 185.92 153.05 144.24 135.42 117.76 180.54 223.10 293.08 185.92 185.92 185.92 Column 1 Provisions amended Schedule 3 Clause 1 Clause 2 Schedule 4 Clause 1(a) Clause 1(b) Clause 1(c) Clause 1(d) Schedule 6 Clause 1(a) Clause 1(b) Clause 1(c) Clause 1(e) Clause 1(f) Clause 1(g) 4 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Schedule 1 Column 1 Provisions amended Clause 2 Schedule 9 Clause 1(aa) Clause 1(a) Clause 1(b) Clause 1(c) Clause 1(d) Clause 1(e) Clause 1(f) Clause 2 Clause 5 Schedule 16 Clause 1 Clause 2 Schedule 17 Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Clause 5 Clause 6 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) Schedule 1 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) 181.16 181.16 38.46 51.04 31.85 31.85 31.85 144.92 144.92 144.92 869.81 1449.34 1142.09 1226.85 397.30 456.63 663.22 Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 185.92 185.92 39.47 52.38 32.69 32.69 32.69 148.73 148.73 148.73 892.69 1487.46 1172.13 1259.12 407.75 468.64 680.66 Column 1 Provisions amended Clause 7 Clause 8 Schedule 19 Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Schedule 22 Clause 1 Clause 2 Schedule 26 Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Schedule 31 Clause 1 Clause 2 Clause 3 Clause 4 Clause 5 Clause 6 Clause 7 6 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Schedule 2 Column 1 Provisions amended Clause 8 Clause 9 Clause 10 Clause 11 Clause
 12 Clause 13 Clause 14 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 554.09 583.76 429.36 493.49 716.77 598.82 630.89 568.66 599.11 440.65 506.47 735.62 614.57 647.48 Schedule 2 Increases to New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 cl 5 Column 1 Provisions amended Schedule 1 Clause 1(a) Clause 1(b) Clause 1(c) Clause 2(a) Clause 2(b) Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 320.13 294.37 243.06 486.12 462.22 331.40 304.74 251.63 503.26 478.72 7 Schedule 3 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Column 1 Provisions amended Clause 3 Clause 4 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) 31.85 31.85 Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 32.69 32.69 Schedule 3 Further increases to certain amounts in Social Security Act 1964 Column 1 Provisions amended Schedule 31 Clause 11 Clause 12 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 506.47 735.62 510.01 742.05 Schedule 4 Further increases to New Zealand superannuation, etc, payable under New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 cl 6(4) Column 1 Provisions amended Schedule 1 Clause 1(a) Clause 1(b) 8 Column 2 Expressions omitted ($) Column 3 Expressions substituted ($) 331.40 304.74 336.65 309.66 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Explanatory note Clause 1(c) Clause 2(a) Clause 2(b) 251.63 503.26 478.72 Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council.
255.70 511.40 486.56 Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 1 April 2007, does 2 things.

First, it increases most beneﬁts and superannuation, according to an increase in the All Groups Consumers Price Index (CPI) of 2.63%.

Clauses 3 and 4 amend the Social Security Act 1964.

Clause 5 amends the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001.

Clause 3 increases the amounts of funeral grants.


Clause 4 and Schedule 1 increase the following beneﬁts: widow’s, orphan’s, unsupported child’s, invalid’s, unemployment, sickness, domestic purposes, child disability, disability, independent youth, related emergency beneﬁts, and the hospital rate.

The maximum amount of income that a blind beneﬁciary may earn, and still receive a subsidy, is also increased, as are the asset and income limits in Schedule 31.
Clause 5 and Schedule 2 increase the rates of New Zealand super­ annuation entitlements to reﬂect both changes in the CPI and the minimum required rate of New Zealand superannuation in section 16 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (which sets minimum rates for New Zealand superannuation).

The rates of New Zealand superannuation that are amended are the gross rates, but the CPI adjustment has been calculated in relation to the net rate in each case.
Secondly, the order (in clause 6 and Schedules 3 and 4) makes some additional increases to ﬁgures already increased by clauses 4 and 5 and Schedules 1 and 2, to implement the Government’s commit­ 9 Social Security (Rates of Beneﬁts and Allowances) Order 2007 Reprinted as at 4 September 2007 ments in relation to the level of New Zealand superannuation and make related changes.

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

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 8 March 2007.

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