Social Security Amendment Regulations 2021
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Social Security Amendment Regulations 2021
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 22nd day of February 2021
Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council
These regulations are made under sections 424, 427, and 428 of the Social Security Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Social Security Amendment Regulations 2021.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 April 2021.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Social Security Regulations 2018 (the principal regulations).
4 Regulation 55 amended (Funeral grants: amounts)
In regulation 55, replace “$2,128.10”
with “$2,152.66”
.
5 Regulation 69 amended (Chargeable income)
After regulation 69(5)(h), insert:
(i)
the Abatement Threshold Increase (Transitional Assistance) Programme 2021.
6 Regulation 71 amended (Allowable costs)
(1)
In regulation 71(3)(a), replace “$26.93”
with “$27.24”
.
(2)
In regulation 71(3)(b), replace the table with:
Payments for essential household items
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential household item | Maximum number of items | Maximum weekly amount ($) | ||
| Beds (including mattresses) | 32.08 | |||
| Combined refrigerator-freezer | 1 | 25.38 | ||
| or | or | or | ||
| Separate refrigerator and separate freezer | 1 of each if separate items | 25.38 in total if separate items | ||
| Dining suite | 1 | 32.08 | ||
| Lounge suite | 1 | 32.08 | ||
| Portable heaters | 17.36 | |||
| Washing machine | 1 | 25.38 | ||
| Stove | 1 | 25.38 | ||
| Television set | 1 | 24.04 |
(3)
In regulation 71(3)(d), (9), and (10), replace “$25.09”
with “$25.38”
.
(4)
In regulation 71(3)(h) and (i), replace “$67.82”
with “$68.60”
.
7 Schedule 2 amended
(1)
In Schedule 2, items 1(a), 2(a), and 3(a), replace “$5.31”
with “$5.37”
.
(2)
In Schedule 2, items 1(b), 2(b), and 3(b), replace “$4.23”
with “$4.28”
.
(3)
In Schedule 2, items 1(c), 2(c), and 3(c), replace “$2.96”
with “$2.99”
.
(4)
In Schedule 2, items 1(d), 2(d), and 3(d), replace “$1.65”
with “$1.67”
.
8 Schedule 8 amended
In Schedule 8, after clause 18(2)(a)(x), insert:
(xi)
payments received on or after 1 April 2021 but before the close of 31 March 2022, $3.67 per hour; and
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 April 2021, are made under the Social Security Act 2018 (the Act). They amend the Social Security Regulations 2018 by increasing—
the amount payable under the Act as a funeral grant; and
the limits on certain allowable costs for which temporary additional support may be granted under the Act; and
the rates of childcare and OSCAR (out-of-school care and recreation) subsidies available under the Act to certain caregivers with dependent children; and
payments to an educator for providing a home-based education and care service for a child.
The increases reflect a 1.15% increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2019 quarter to the December 2020 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups), excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products).
These regulations also amend regulation 69, which relates to chargeable income. The amendment inserts new regulation 69(5)(i) to ensure that any payment made to a person under the Abatement Threshold Increase (Transitional Assistance) Programme 2021 is not treated as chargeable income for the purposes of determining their entitlement to temporary additional support under the Act.
Date of notification in Gazette: 25 February 2021.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
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Social Security Amendment Regulations 2021
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