1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Purpose
4 Interpretation
5 New section 44A inserted
44A Beneficiary receiving invalid's benefit may establish whether open employment is sustainable
6 Payment of funeral grants where there is surviving spouse or children
7 Children's funeral grants
8 New section 61DH inserted
61DH Purpose of accommodation supplement
9 Accommodation supplement
10 New heading and new section 61G substituted
Temporary additional support
61G Temporary additional support
11 New heading and new section 61GA inserted
Childcare assistance
61GA Childcare assistance
12 Rates of benefits, etc, may be increased by Order in Council
13 Areas for accommodation supplement purposes may be altered by Order in Council
14 Disability allowance
15 Commencement of benefits
16 Money payable out of Crown Bank Account
17 New section 132AB inserted
132AB Regulations relating to temporary additional support
18 New section 132AC inserted
132AC Regulations relating to childcare assistance
19 Amendments to Schedule 18
20 Amendments to various schedules
21 Consequential amendments to other enactments relating to temporary additional support
22 New Schedule 31 added to principal Act
Transitional provisions
23 Savings in respect of existing special benefits
24 Savings in respect of income assessments
25 Transitional arrangements for financially disadvantaged persons
Schedule 1Amendments to Schedule 18 of Social Security Act 1964
Schedule 2Amendments to Schedules 3, 4, 6, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 28 of Social Security Act 1964
Schedule 3Consequential amendments relating to temporary additional support
Schedule 4New Schedule 31 of Social Security Act 1964
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: