New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) Regulations may be made under section 155 that provide for payment of a clothing allowance to either or both of the following class of person:
(a) residents assessed as requiring care who have been means assessed and found to have assets equal to or less than the applicable asset threshold:
(b) residents assessed as requiring care who have entered into a loan agreement with the Crown under the residential care loan scheme.
(2) The amount of the clothing allowance must be set by regulations made under section 155.
Section 154: inserted, on 1 July 2005, by section 5 of the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 101).
