2020/18
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
At Wellington this 24th day of February 2020
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 92 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and section 437 of the Social Security Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
These regulations are the Health Entitlement Cards Amendment Regulations 2020.
These regulations come into force on 1 April 2020.
These regulations amend the Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993 (the principal regulations).
(1)
In regulation 8(5)(a), replace “$27,139” with “$27,590”.
“$27,139”
“$27,590”
(2)
In regulation 8(5)(b), replace “$28,801” with “$29,280”.
“$28,801”
“$29,280”
(3)
In regulation 8(5)(c), replace “$43,068” with “$43,784”.
“$43,068”
“$43,784”
(4)
In regulation 8(5A)(a), replace “$28,174” with “$28,910”.
“$28,174”
“$28,910”
(5)
In regulation 8(5A)(b), replace “$29,943” with “$30,740”.
“$29,943”
“$30,740”
(6)
In regulation 8(5A)(c), replace “$44,877” with “$46,110”.
“$44,877”
“$46,110”
(7)
In regulation 8(6)(a), replace “$52,605” with “$53,480”.
“$52,605”
“$53,480”
(8)
In regulation 8(6)(b), replace “$64,752” with “$65,829”.
“$64,752”
“$65,829”
(9)
In regulation 8(6)(c), replace “$74,703” with “$75,945”.
“$74,703”
“$75,945”
(10)
In regulation 8(6)(d), replace “$84,478” with “$85,882”.
“$84,478”
“$85,882”
(11)
In regulation 8(6)(e), replace “$95,236 for the first 6 people, plus a further $9,651” with “$96,819 for the first 6 people, plus a further $9,812”.
“$95,236 for the first 6 people, plus a further $9,651”
“$96,819 for the first 6 people, plus a further $9,812”
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2020, amend regulation 8 of the Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993 to increase the income entitlement thresholds that are used to determine a person’s eligibility for a community services card.
The new entitlement thresholds reflect an increase of 1.66% in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (CPI) from the December 2018 quarter to the December 2019 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups), excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products).
Regulation 8(5A) (a), (b) and (c) is amended to reflect the value of the 66% wage floor adjustment to the respective New Zealand Superannuation rates, where this gives a larger amended rate than CPI alone.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 27 February 2020.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.