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Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

Means assessment - Notice of means assessment

42: Notice of means assessment

You could also call this:

"You get a notice about how your money affects your care costs after a means assessment."

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When you have a means assessment, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) must give you a copy of the record. They must also tell the provider, the funder, and the Ministry of Health about your assessment. They will tell them if your assets are above a certain threshold or if they are not, how much you need to contribute from your income each week.

MSD will look at your assets and income to make this decision. You will get a copy of the decision so you know what is happening. The people who need to know about your assessment will be told by MSD.

You can also look at older laws, like the one from 1986, to see how the rules have changed. These laws are available online for you to read. They can help you understand how the rules about means assessments have changed over time.

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Part 6Means assessment
Notice of means assessment

42Notice of means assessment

  1. MSD must ensure that a copy of the record of the means assessment is provided to the person to whom it relates.

  2. MSD must ensure that the provider, the funder, and the Ministry of Health are advised of the following in respect of every person (P) who is means assessed or whose means assessment is reviewed:

  3. whether P’s assets are above the applicable asset threshold; or
    1. if P’s assets are equal to or below the applicable asset threshold, the assessment of P’s weekly contribution from income.

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