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Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

Means assessment - Review of means assessment

47: Review by MSD

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"MSD checks your money again if you ask or if they think they made a mistake"

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The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) must review how much money you have if you ask them to on a special form. MSD must also review your money if they think they made a mistake when they looked at it before, or if they got wrong information. You might get a review if your spouse or partner's situation changes, like if they die, or if MSD decides their relationship status has changed, as stated in section 45.

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Part 6Means assessment
Review of means assessment

47Review by MSD

  1. MSD must review a means assessment of a person (P) if—

  2. P applies for a review on a form provided for the purpose by MSD; or
    1. MSD has reason to believe that there was a mistake in P’s earlier assessment, whether as a result of wrong information being supplied or otherwise; or
      1. the circumstances of P’s spouse or partner (S) have changed because—
        1. S has become a qualifying person or a special case person; or
          1. S has died; or
            1. MSD has determined under section 45 that S’s relationship status has changed for the purposes of this Act.

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