When you get a means assessment, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) must write it down. This applies to your first assessment and any reviews that happen later. The MSD must record the assessment in writing, whether it's about your assets, your income, or both.
You can look at an older law, the one from 1986, to compare how means assessments were handled in the past. The MSD has to follow this rule to make sure your assessment is official. This rule helps keep track of your means assessment, so you can refer to it later if you need to.
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40: Deprivation of income or property: inclusion in review of means assessment, or
"What happens if you get rid of money or property on purpose when your income is being checked"
42: Notice of means assessment, or
"You get a notice about how your money affects your care costs after a means assessment."
MSD must ensure that every means assessment is recorded in writing, whether the means assessment is a first assessment or a subsequent assessment on review, and whether or not the assessment relates only to assets or to assets and income.
