4Rates of benefits Empowered by
ss 17, 21, 38, 55, 62, 89, 165–168, 206, 282, 341, 370, 423, 442, 452,
1Jobseeker support
| 1 | (a) | To a single beneficiary under the age of 20 years who is— | $262.30 a week, subject to Income Test 3 | |||||
| (i) | living with a parent (as that term is defined in clause 8); and | |||||||
| (ii) | whose benefit commenced on or after 1 July 1998 | |||||||
| (b) | To any other single beneficiary under the age of 25 years without dependent children (see clause 7) | $307.87 a week, subject to Income Test 3 | ||||||
| (c) | To any other single beneficiary without dependent children and who was on 15 July 2013 transferred to jobseeker support by clause 2(9) and (11), or by clause 10(6) and (8), of Schedule 32 of the Social Security Act 1964 | $364.82 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | ||||||
| (d) | To any other single beneficiary without dependent children | $353.46 a week, subject to Income Test 3 | ||||||
| (e) | To any single beneficiary whose youngest dependent child is aged at least 14 years (including, without limitation, any such beneficiary who is a beneficiary of a kind specified in clause 4(a), (b), or (c), and see also MSD's discretion (to disregard specified income used to meet the cost of childcare) under clause 5) | $494.80 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | ||||||
| (f) | To any other single beneficiary with 1 or more dependent children | $494.80 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | ||||||
| (g) | To a beneficiary who is in a relationship whose spouse or partner is granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, a main benefit under this Act | (i) | $300.73 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||||
| (ii) | $317.55 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||||
| (h) | To a beneficiary who is in a relationship whose spouse or partner is granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension | (i) | $300.73 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||||
| (ii) | $317.55 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||||
| (j) | To a beneficiary who is in a relationship whose spouse or partner is not granted a main benefit under this Act, New Zealand superannuation, or a veteran’s pension, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right | (i) | $601.46 a week subject to Income Test 3 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||||
| (ii) | $635.10 a week subject to Income Test 3 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||||
| 2 | Maximum increase in respect of a housekeeper | $300.73 a week | ||||||
| 3 | Special rate of benefit (and a rate to be received by the person during the period of non-entitlement of the person’s spouse or partner) for a person who has a spouse or partner who is ineligible for a benefit for a period because of— | (i) | $300.73 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary does not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||||
| (a) | the application of sections 225 to 229 (which relate to voluntary unemployment or loss of employment through misconduct, etc); or | (ii) | $317.55 a week subject to Income Test 4 if the beneficiary has 1 or more dependent children | |||||
| (b) | the application of sections 234 to 238 (which relate to sanctions that may be imposed for failures to comply with work-test or other obligations and work-preparation interviews and exercises); or | |||||||
| (c) | a strike, either by the spouse or partner, or by fellow members of the same union at the same place of employment | |||||||
| 4 | A single beneficiary whose youngest dependent child is aged at least 14 years, referred to in clause 1(e), includes, without limitation, any such beneficiary who is— | |||||||
| (a) | a beneficiary who (as a person with a dependent child aged under 14 years) was on 15 July 2013 transferred by clause 2(6) and (8) of Schedule 32 of the Social Security Act 1964 to sole parent support that after 14 July 2013 and under section 20H(1) and (2) of that Act expired, and was replaced with jobseeker support that commenced, on the date that the beneficiary's youngest dependent child turned 14 years old; or | |||||||
| (b) | a beneficiary who (as a person without a dependent child aged under 14 years) was on 15 July 2013 transferred to jobseeker support by clause 2(9) and (11) of Schedule 32 of the Social Security Act 1964; or | |||||||
| (c) | a beneficiary whose entitlement to jobseeker support arose from applying for it, and being granted it, after 14 July 2013. | |||||||
| 5 | For the purposes of clause 1(e) and of clause 1(f), MSD may disregard up to $20 a week of the beneficiary’s personal earnings used to meet the cost of childcare for any of the beneficiary’s dependent children. | |||||||
| 6 | A person to whom section 30(e) (which relates to having lost the regular support of a spouse or partner who is subject to a sentence of imprisonment, etc) applies is treated as a single beneficiary for the purposes of clauses 1(e) and (f) and 4. | |||||||
| 7 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | |||||||
| 8 | In this Part, living with a parent, in relation to a person and a parent (which, in this definition, means a parent, a guardian, or a person acting as a parent),— | |||||||
| (a) | means living in the same home as a parent of the person; but | |||||||
| (b) | does not include a situation in which a person lives in the same home as a parent of the person if— | |||||||
| (i) | the parent is financially dependent on the person; or | |||||||
| (ii) | the person, at the person’s own expense, provides accommodation for the parent in the home; or | |||||||
| (iii) | the person provides a substantial degree of care to the parent; or | |||||||
| (iv) | the home is a hostel, boardinghouse, or similar lodging, and the person and the parent pay for accommodation in it. | |||||||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(c): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(d): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(e): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(f): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(g)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(g)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(h): amended, on , by section 43(1) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(h)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(h)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(i): repealed, on , by section 43(2) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(j)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 1(j)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 2: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 3(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 3(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 1 clause 6: amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Social Security (Subsequent Child Policy Removal) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 38).
2Sole parent support
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- Schedule 4 Part 2 clause 1: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 2 clause 3: amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Social Security (Subsequent Child Policy Removal) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 38).
3Supported living payment
| 1 | (a) | To a single beneficiary under the age of 18 years without dependent children | $337.63 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | |||
| (b) | To any other single beneficiary without dependent children | $402.84 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | ||||
| (c) | To a single beneficiary with 1 or more dependent children | $552.14 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | ||||
| (d) | To a beneficiary who is in a relationship, whose spouse or partner is granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, a main benefit under this Act | (i) | $342.24 a week subject to Income Test 2 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||
| (ii) | $359.07 a week subject to Income Test 2 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||
| (e) | To a beneficiary who is in a relationship, whose spouse or partner is granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension | (i) | $342.24 a week subject to Income Test 2 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||
| (ii) | $372.81 a week subject to Income Test 2 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||
| (g) | To a beneficiary receiving a supported living payment under section 34 on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness who is in a relationship, whose spouse or partner is not granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, a main benefit under this Act or New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension | (i) | $684.48 a week subject to Income Test 1 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||
| (ii) | $718.14 a week subject to Income Test 1 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||
| (h) | To a beneficiary receiving a supported living payment under section 40 on the ground of caring for another person, if the beneficiary is in a relationship, and the beneficiary’s spouse or partner is not granted, in the spouse’s or partner’s own right, a main benefit under this Act or New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension | (i) | $342.24 a week subject to Income Test 1 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner do not have 1 or more dependent children; or | |||
| (ii) | $372.81 a week subject to Income Test 1 if the beneficiary and his or her spouse or partner have 1 or more dependent children | |||||
| However, in computing the income of any beneficiary receiving a supported living payment under section 34 for the purpose of this schedule, MSD must— | ||||||
| (a) | disregard that part of the beneficiary's income (not exceeding $20 a week) earned by the beneficiary's own efforts; and | |||||
| (b) | disregard all of the income of a totally blind beneficiary earned by the beneficiary’s own efforts. | |||||
| 2 | Maximum amount from all sources where subsidy (that is to say, an additional allowance under clause 3) is paid on earnings of a blind beneficiary, in every case | $552.07 a week, increased by $71.46 a week if the beneficiary is a single person | ||||
| 3 | A person (P) who receives a supported living payment in respect of P’s total blindness and who is employed, is entitled to an additional allowance (subsidy) equal to 25% of P’s average earnings for the year. | |||||
| 4 | However, if payment of that additional allowance would result in the total amount P receives from all sources for P’s own use in any year, including the value of any benefits in kind, exceeding the appropriate amount specified in clause 2, the additional allowance— | |||||
| (a) | must not be paid; or | |||||
| (b) | must be paid at a reduced rate to avoid that result. | |||||
| 5 | A beneficiary who is in a relationship is entitled to be paid at half the appropriate rate in clause 1(d), (e), |
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| (b) | is receiving long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home because of that disability; and | |||||
| (c) | has not been means assessed under Part 6 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018. | |||||
| 6 | A supported living payment payable to the spouse or partner of a person to whom clause 5 applies is payable at the appropriate rate specified in clause 1(b) or (c) if that spouse or partner is not receiving long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home. | |||||
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| (a) | $342.24 a week if the beneficiary and the spouse or partner of the beneficiary have no dependent children; or | |||||
| (b) | $372.81 a week if the beneficiary and the spouse or partner of the beneficiary have 1 or more dependent children. | |||||
| 8 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | |||||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(c): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(d)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(d)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(e): amended, on , by section 43(3) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(e)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(e)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(f): repealed, on , by section 43(4) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(g)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(g)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(h)(i): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 1(h)(ii): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 2: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 2: amended, on , by clause 4 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order (No 2) 2022 (SL 2022/67).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 5: amended, on , by section 43(5) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 7: amended, on , by section 43(6) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 36).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 7(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 3 clause 7(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
4Orphan’s benefit
| 1 | (a) | In respect of a child aged 14 years or over | $332.61 a week | |
| (b) | In respect of a child aged over 10 years and under 14 years | $310.40 a week | ||
| (c) | In respect of a child aged over 5 years and under 10 years | $288.06 a week | ||
| (d) | In respect of a child aged under 5 years | $286.08 a week | ||
| 2 | The amount specified in clause 1 must be diminished by $1 for every complete $1 of the annual income of the child (other than personal earnings of the child) in excess of 50% of the appropriate amount specified under that clause. | |||
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| 3 | The following allowances in respect of the child: | |||
| (a) | on and after 1 July 2018, a clothing allowance; and | |||
| (b) | on and after 1 December 2021, an annual holiday allowance; and | |||
| (c) | on and after 1 December 2021, a birthday allowance for the child’s birthday in 2022 and every year after that. | |||
| 4 | The allowances are in the same amount or at the same rate as the rates of payment determined under section 363(1) of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 for— | |||
| (a) | any clothing allowance: | |||
| (b) | any Christmas allowance (or any subsequent annual holiday allowance): | |||
| (c) | any birthday allowance. | |||
| 5 | The allowances are in addition to the applicable rate in clause 1. | |||
| When caregiver is entitled to and paid holiday allowance | ||||
| 6 | A person is entitled to the holiday allowance if the person is entitled to the orphan’s benefit for the child on 25 December. | |||
| 7 | The holiday allowance is payable before 25 December to a person whom MSD expects to be entitled to that allowance. | |||
| 8 | Payment of the holiday allowance before 25 December is subject to the condition that the person is liable to repay the whole of the allowance if the person is not entitled to the allowance on 25 December. | |||
| When caregiver is entitled to and paid birthday allowance | ||||
| 9 | A person is entitled to the birthday allowance if the person is entitled to the orphan’s benefit for the child on the entitlement date. | |||
| 10 | The entitlement date for the birthday allowance is the date of the child’s birthday. | |||
| 11 | However, 1 March is the entitlement date for a birthday that occurs, or would otherwise occur, on 29 February. | |||
| 12 | The birthday allowance is payable before the entitlement date to a person whom MSD expects to be entitled to that allowance. | |||
| 13 | Payment of the birthday allowance before the entitlement date is subject to the condition that the person is liable to repay the whole of the allowance if the person is not entitled to the allowance on that date. | |||
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| 14 | For the purposes of this Part, a person is considered to be entitled to the orphan’s benefit for the child if the person is being paid that benefit for the child under section 329(b). | |||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 1(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 1(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 1(c): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 1(d): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 3 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 3: replaced, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 4: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 5: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 6 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 6: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 7: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 8: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 9 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 9: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 10: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 11: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 12: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 13: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 14 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 4 clause 14: inserted, on , by section 7(1) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
5Unsupported child’s benefit
| 1 | (a) | In respect of a child aged 14 years or over | $332.61 a week | |
| (b) | In respect of a child aged over 10 years and under 14 years | $310.40 a week | ||
| (c) | In respect of a child aged over 5 years and under 10 years | $288.06 a week | ||
| (d) | In respect of a child aged under 5 years | $286.08 a week | ||
| 2 | The amount specified in clause 1 must be diminished by $1 for every complete $1 of the annual income of the child (other than personal earnings of the child) in excess of 50% of the appropriate amount specified under that clause. | |||
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| 3 | The following allowances in respect of the child: | |||
| (a) | on and after 1 July 2018, a clothing allowance; and | |||
| (b) | on and after 1 December 2021, an annual holiday allowance; and | |||
| (c) | on and after 1 December 2021, a birthday allowance for the child’s birthday in 2022 and every year after that. | |||
| 4 | The allowances are in the same amount or at the same rate as the rates of payment determined under section 363(1) of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 for— | |||
| (a) | any clothing allowance: | |||
| (b) | any Christmas allowance (or any subsequent annual holiday allowance): | |||
| (c) | any birthday allowance. | |||
| 5 | The allowances are in addition to the applicable rate in clause 1. | |||
| When caregiver is entitled to and paid holiday allowance | ||||
| 6 | A person is entitled to the holiday allowance if the person is entitled to the unsupported child’s benefit for the child on 25 December. | |||
| 7 | The holiday allowance is payable before 25 December to a person whom MSD expects to be entitled to that allowance. | |||
| 8 | Payment of the holiday allowance before 25 December is subject to the condition that the person is liable to repay the whole of the allowance if the person is not entitled to the allowance on 25 December. | |||
| When caregiver is entitled to and paid birthday allowance | ||||
| 9 | A person is entitled to the birthday allowance if the person is entitled to the unsupported child’s benefit for the child on the entitlement date. | |||
| 10 | The entitlement date for the birthday allowance is the date of the child’s birthday. | |||
| 11 | However, 1 March is the entitlement date for a birthday that occurs, or would otherwise occur, on 29 February. | |||
| 12 | The birthday allowance is payable before the entitlement date to a person whom MSD expects to be entitled to that allowance. | |||
| 13 | Payment of the birthday allowance before the entitlement date is subject to the condition that the person is liable to repay the whole of the allowance if the person is not entitled to the allowance on that date. | |||
| Effect of section 329 | ||||
| 14 | For the purposes of this Part, a person is considered to be entitled to the unsupported child’s benefit for the child if the person is being paid that benefit for the child under section 329(b). | |||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 1(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 1(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 1(c): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 1(d): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 3 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 3: replaced, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 4: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 5: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 6 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 6: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 7: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 8: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 9 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 9: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 10: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 11: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 12: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 13: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 14 heading: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
- Schedule 4 Part 5 clause 14: inserted, on , by section 7(2) of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).
6Rates and component of youth payment and young parent payment, and criteria for incentive payments
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- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 1: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 1: amended, on , by section 49(1) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 2: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 2: amended, on , by section 49(1) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 3: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 3: amended, on , by section 49(1) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 4: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 4: amended, on , by section 49(2) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 5(a): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 5(a): amended, on , by section 49(2) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 5(b): amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 5(b): amended, on , by section 49(2) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 11: replaced, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 11: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 11A: inserted, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 11B: inserted, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 11B: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12: replaced, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12A: inserted, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12A: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12B: inserted, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 12B: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 6 clause 13: replaced, on , by section 49(3) of the Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 27).
7Accommodation supplement
| 1 | To a person who has 1 or more dependent children and who is in a relationship, or a sole parent with 2 or more dependent children, whose accommodation costs are rent or payments for board and lodgings |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 25% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 2 | To a person who has no dependent children and who is in a relationship, or a sole parent with 1 dependent child, whose accommodation costs are rent or payments for board and lodgings |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 25% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 3 | To any other person whose accommodation costs are rent or payments for board and lodgings |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 25% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 4 | To a person who has 1 or more dependent children and who is in a relationship, or a sole parent with 2 or more dependent children, whose accommodation costs are the sum of payments required under any mortgage security, and other payments that the chief executive is satisfied are reasonably required to be made in respect of the person's home |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 30% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 5 | To a person who has no dependent children and who is in a relationship, or a sole parent with 1 dependent child, whose accommodation costs are the sum of payments required under any mortgage security, and other payments that the chief executive is satisfied are reasonably required to be made in respect of the person's home |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 30% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 6 | To any other person whose accommodation costs are the sum of payments required under any mortgage security, and other payments that the chief executive is satisfied are reasonably required to be made in respect of the person's home |
70% of the amount by which an applicant's weekly accommodation costs exceeds 30% of the base rate, but not more than— |
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| 6A | The rate of accommodation supplement payable to a community spouse or partner (as defined in Schedule 2) is the rate in items 1 to 6 that would apply to them if they were single (and their other circumstances were unchanged). | ||
| 7 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | ||
| 8 | For the purposes of subpart 10 of Part 2 and of this Part of this schedule,— | ||
| Area 1 means the following parts of New Zealand (as on 26 June 2017 defined by the Government Statistician): | |||
| Arrowtown urban area | |||
| Bombay area unit | |||
| Central Auckland urban zone | |||
| Clevedon area unit | |||
| Glenbrook area unit | |||
| Helensville South area unit | |||
| Helensville urban area | |||
| Hunua area unit | |||
| Karekare area unit | |||
| Kaukapakapa area unit | |||
| Kaukapakapa rural area unit | |||
| Kingseat area unit | |||
| Mahurangi area unit | |||
| Muriwai Beach area unit | |||
| Muriwai Valley area unit | |||
| Northern Auckland urban zone | |||
| Parakai urban area unit | |||
| Patumahoe area unit | |||
| Pokeno area unit | |||
| Pukekohe urban area | |||
| Queenstown urban area | |||
| Rewiti area unit | |||
| Riverhead area unit | |||
| Snells Beach urban area | |||
| Southern Auckland urban zone | |||
| Tahekeroa area unit | |||
| Tauranga urban area | |||
| Waiheke Island urban area | |||
| Waitakere West area unit | |||
| Waiuku urban area | |||
| Wanaka urban area | |||
| Warkworth urban area | |||
| Western Auckland urban zone | |||
| Area 2 means the following parts of New Zealand (as on 26 June 2017 defined by the Government Statistician): | |||
| Amberley urban area | |||
| Ashburton urban area | |||
| Awhitu area unit | |||
| Blenheim urban area | |||
| Brightwater urban area | |||
| Cambridge urban zone | |||
| Cape Rodney area unit | |||
| Cape Rodney South area unit | |||
| Christchurch urban area | |||
| Cromwell urban area | |||
| Darfield urban area | |||
| Great Barrier Island area unit | |||
| Hamilton urban zone | |||
| Hastings urban zone | |||
| Islands–Motutapu, Rangitoto, Rakino area unit | |||
| Kaiaua area unit | |||
| Kapiti urban area | |||
| Katikati Community urban area | |||
| Kawakawa–Orere area unit | |||
| Kawau area unit | |||
| Kerikeri urban area | |||
| Leeston urban area | |||
| Leigh area unit | |||
| Lincoln urban area | |||
| Little Barrier Island area unit | |||
| Lower Hutt urban zone | |||
| Makara–Ohariu area unit | |||
| Mangatawhiri area unit | |||
| Mangawhai area unit | |||
| Mangawhai Heads urban area | |||
| Mapua urban area | |||
| Maramarua area unit | |||
| Matakana area unit | |||
| Matamata urban area | |||
| Matheson Bay area unit | |||
| Meremere area unit | |||
| Moonshine Valley area unit | |||
| Motueka urban area | |||
| Napier urban zone | |||
| Nelson urban area | |||
| New Plymouth urban area | |||
| Ngunguru urban area | |||
| Omaha area unit | |||
| Onewhero area unit | |||
| Otaua area unit | |||
| Oxford urban area | |||
| Paparata area unit | |||
| Parakai rural area unit | |||
| Point Wells area unit | |||
| Porirua urban zone | |||
| Raglan urban area | |||
| Rakaia urban area | |||
| Rangiora urban area | |||
| Rapaura area unit | |||
| Rolleston urban area | |||
| South Head area unit | |||
| Tauhoa–Puhoi area unit | |||
| Taupo urban area | |||
| Te Awamutu urban zone | |||
| Te Kauwhata urban area | |||
| Te Puke Community urban area | |||
| Upper Hutt urban zone | |||
| Waihi Beach urban area | |||
| Wakefield urban area | |||
| Wellington urban zone | |||
| Wellsford urban area | |||
| Whangamata urban area | |||
| Whangarei urban area | |||
| Whitianga urban area | |||
| Woodend urban area | |||
| Area 3 means the following parts of New Zealand (as on 26 June 2017 defined by the Government Statistician): | |||
| Alexandra urban area | |||
| Carterton urban area | |||
| Cloustonville area unit | |||
| Coromandel urban area | |||
| Dargaville urban area | |||
| Dunedin urban area | |||
| Edgecumbe urban area | |||
| Feilding urban area | |||
| Geraldine urban area | |||
| Gisborne urban area | |||
| Greymouth urban area | |||
| Greytown urban area | |||
| Hanmer Springs area unit | |||
| Hawera urban area | |||
| Hokitika urban area | |||
| Huntly urban area | |||
| Inglewood urban area | |||
| Kaikohe urban area | |||
| Kaikoura urban area | |||
| Kaitaia urban area | |||
| Kapiti Island area unit | |||
| Kauwhata area unit | |||
| Kawakawa urban area | |||
| Levin urban area | |||
| Mana Island area unit | |||
| Mangaroa area unit | |||
| Martinborough urban area | |||
| Masterton urban area | |||
| Maungakotukutuku area unit | |||
| Methven urban area | |||
| Morrinsville urban area | |||
| Ngatea urban area | |||
| Oamaru urban area | |||
| Opiki area unit | |||
| Otaki urban area | |||
| Otorohanga urban area | |||
| Paekakariki Hill area unit | |||
| Paeroa urban area | |||
| Paihia urban area | |||
| Palmerston North urban area | |||
| Pencarrow area unit | |||
| Picton urban area | |||
| Pleasant Point urban area | |||
| Rotorua urban area | |||
| Russell area unit | |||
| Shannon urban area | |||
| Taipa Bay–Mangonui urban area | |||
| Tairua urban area | |||
| Takaka urban area | |||
| Te Aroha urban area | |||
| Temuka urban area | |||
| Thames urban area | |||
| Timaru urban area | |||
| Tokomaru area unit | |||
| Tokorangi–Hiwinui area unit | |||
| Twizel Community urban area | |||
| Waihi urban area | |||
| Waikouaiti urban area | |||
| Waipawa urban area | |||
| Waitara urban area | |||
| Whakatane urban area | |||
| Winton urban area | |||
| Area 4 means any part of New Zealand not included in Area 1, Area 2, or Area 3. | |||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 7 clause 6A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Social Security (Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 65).
8Winter energy payment
| 1 | The rates of winter energy payment are as follows: | ||||
| (a) | to a person who is single and has no dependent children | $450 per winter period | |||
| (b) | to a person who is single and has 1 or more dependent children | $700 per winter period | |||
| (c) | to a person who is in a relationship, and who is the 1 spouse or partner who is entitled under section 72(3) | $700 per winter period | |||
| 2 | For the purposes of clause 1(a) and (b), dependent child, in relation to a person, means any other person who— | ||||
| (a) | is a child— | ||||
| (i) | whose care is primarily the responsibility of the person; and | ||||
| (ii) | who is being maintained as a member of that person’s family; and | ||||
| (iii) | who is financially dependent on that person; and | ||||
| (b) | may be, but need not be, a child in respect of whom payments are being made under section 363 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989; and | ||||
| (c) | may be, but need not be, a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid; and | ||||
| (d) | is not a child in respect of whom a young parent payment is being paid in relation to a person who is not the child’s parent or step-parent. | ||||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 8 clause 1(a): amended, on , by section 36(1) of the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 2020 (2020 No 8).
- Schedule 4 Part 8 clause 1(b): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 2020 (2020 No 8).
- Schedule 4 Part 8 clause 1(c): amended, on , by section 36(3) of the COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 2020 (2020 No 8).
9Child disability allowance and disability allowance
| 1 | Rate of child disability allowance | $59.23 a week | |
| 2 | Maximum rate of disability allowance under section 85 | $78.60 a week | |
| 3 | Rate of special disability allowance under section 89 | $49.02 a week |
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 9 clause 1: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 9 clause 2: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
- Schedule 4 Part 9 clause 3: amended, on , by clause 7(1) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).
10Rates of generally abolished former widows' benefits under section 21 of Social Security Act 1964 as saved by clause 55 of Schedule 1 of this Act for reciprocity agreement applicants or recipients
| 1 | To a beneficiary with 1 or more dependent children | $494.80 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | |
| 2 | To a beneficiary without any dependent children | $364.82 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | |
| 3 | For the purposes of clause 1, MSD may disregard up to $20 a week of the beneficiary's personal earnings used to meet the cost of childcare for any of the beneficiary's dependent children. | ||
| 4 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | ||
11Rates of generally abolished former DPB for solo parents under section 27B of Social Security Act 1964 as saved by clause 55 of Schedule 1 of this Act for reciprocity agreement applicants or recipients
| 1 | To a beneficiary with 1 or more dependent children | $494.80 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | |
| 2 | To a beneficiary without any dependent children | $364.82 a week, subject to Income Test 1 | |
| 3 | For the purposes of clause 1, MSD may disregard up to $20 a week of the beneficiary's personal earnings used to meet the cost of childcare for any of the beneficiary's dependent children. | ||
| 4 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | ||
12Rates of benefits payable to long-term hospital patients
| 1 | To a person without dependent children who is in a relationship, or a single person, who is receiving a main benefit under this Act | $55.35 a week | |
| 2 | In this Part, dependent child (as defined in Schedule 2) excludes a child in respect of whom an orphan’s benefit or an unsupported child’s benefit is being paid. | ||
Notes
- Schedule 4 Part 12 clause 1: amended, on , by clause 5 of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2024 (SL 2024/11).