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Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
At Wellington this 21st day of February 2022
Present:Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 74 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
These regulations are the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Amendment Regulations 2022.
These regulations come into force on 1 April 2022.
These regulations amend the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018.
In regulation 8(2), replace “$292.02” with “$309.39”.
“$292.02”
“$309.39”
In regulation 19, replace “$46.56” with “$49.33”.
“$46.56”
“$49.33”
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2022, are made under the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 and amend the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018 (the principal regulations).
Regulations 4 and 5 amend the principal regulations to increase—
the annual clothing allowance payable under regulation 8 of the principal regulations to $309.39; and
the personal allowance specified in regulation 19 of the principal regulations to $49.33 per week.
The new amounts reflect a 5.95% increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2020 quarter to the December 2021 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups)).
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 24 February 2022.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Health.