Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Regulations 2005

4 Interpretation

• In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  ACC earner levies means the levies payable under section 219(1) 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 section 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

  Canterbury earthquake means the earthquake that occurred on 4 September 2010 in Canterbury, and includes all of its aftershocks

  Canterbury earthquake-related temporary accommodation costs means, in relation to a person, any accommodation costs that the person pays or incurs only or mainly because—

  • (a) the person has been required to vacate any affected premises (as defined in clause 5(1) of the Canterbury Earthquake TAA Programme) because the premises are uninhabitable and the person cannot reoccupy the premises until remediation work is carried out; or

  • (b) the person is or has been required to vacate any affected premises (as so defined) temporarily to enable remediation work to be carried out

  Canterbury Earthquake TAA Programme means the Temporary Accommodation Assistance (Canterbury Earthquake) Programme established and approved by the Minister under section 124(1)(d) of the Act

  cash assets has the meaning given to it by regulation 8

  chargeable income has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1

  consumer credit contract has the meaning given to it by section 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 disability-related expenses, being expenses of a kind for which a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act would be payable; but

  • (b) 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 purpose by way of a disability allowance under section 69C of the Act

  disability exception amount has the meaning given to it by regulation 11(1)

  disposable income, in relation to an applicant, means the remainder (whether a positive or a negative amount) obtained by subtracting the applicant’s allowable costs from his or her chargeable income

  family, in relation to a person, means that person’s spouse or partner and the dependent children of the person or the person’s spouse or partner

  net rate, in relation to any benefit,—

  • (a) if the benefit is New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’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

  • (b) for any other benefit, means the appropriate rate set out in the appropriate schedule of the Act

  non-beneficiary means a person who is not a beneficiary

  revolving credit contract has the meaning given to it by section 5 of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

  specified benefits means the following:

  • (a) an unemployment benefit; and

  • (b) a sickness benefit; and

  • (c) a widow’s benefit; and

  • (d) a domestic purposes benefit; and

  • (e) an invalid’s benefit; and

  • (f) an independent youth benefit; and

  • (g) an emergency benefit; and

  • (h) New Zealand superannuation; and

  • (i) a veteran’s pension

  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 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

  upper limit has the meaning given to it in regulation 10(3) or regulation 10A(2), whichever is applicable.

  Regulation 4 ACC earner levies: amended, on 3 March 2010, by section 49 of the Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 1).

  Regulation 4 Canterbury earthquake: inserted, on 11 March 2011, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2011 (SR 2011/41).

  Regulation 4 Canterbury earthquake-related temporary accommodation costs: inserted, on 11 March 2011, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support―Canterbury Earthquake TAA Programme) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/42).

  Regulation 4 Canterbury Earthquake TAA Programme: inserted, on 11 March 2011, by regulation 4 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support―Canterbury Earthquake TAA Programme) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/42).

  Regulation 4 standard costs: amended, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 3 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/48).

  Regulation 4 upper limit: substituted, on 1 April 2006, by regulation 3 of the Social Security (Temporary Additional Support) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2006 (SR 2006/71).