Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2018: revoked, on 1 April 2019, pursuant to regulation 20 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/203).

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 21st day of May 2018

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

These regulations are made under section 155 of the Social Security Act 1964 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Regulation 9 amended (Allowable gifts)
5	Regulation 9A amended (Gift in recognition of care)
6	Consequential revocation
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2018.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2018.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Regulations 2005 (the principal regulations).

4 Regulation 9 amended (Allowable gifts)

In regulation 9(1)(b)(i), replace “$6,000” with “$6,500”.

5 Regulation 9A amended (Gift in recognition of care)

(1)

In regulation 9A(1), replace “$30,000” with “$32,500”.

(2)

In regulation 9A(2)(d), replace “$6,000” with “$6,500”.

(3)

In regulation 9A(2)(e), replace “$30,000” with “$32,500”.

6 Consequential revocation

The Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2011 (SR 2011/180) are revoked.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2018, amend the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Regulations 2005 (the principal regulations) by increasing the amounts that are allowed to be gifted under regulations 9 and 9A of the principal regulations during a gifting period without affecting the financial means assessment under section 146 of the Social Security Act 1964.

These adjustments are made because a Cabinet decision in 2004 was taken that the allowable gifting level be reviewed annually for adjustment in line with the New Zealand Consumers Price Index, and that the adjustments occur in $500 increments.

These regulations also revoke the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2011, which are superseded.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 24 May 2018.

Reprints notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2018 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.

2 Legal status

Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Residential Care and Disability Support Services Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/203): regulation 20

Social Security (Long-term Residential Care) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2018