If you have been means assessed and have assets equal to or below a certain threshold, this section applies to you. The Ministry of Social Development, or MSD, may review your means assessment every year. MSD may also review your means assessment at any time if they think your annual income has changed or is about to change, you can find more information about this by looking at the relevant legislation.
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48: Review if assets subsequently fall below applicable asset threshold, or
"Check if you can get more help if your assets drop below a certain amount"
50: Review under section 48 or 49 not obligatory, or
"The Ministry doesn't have to re-check your means assessment just because the rules change."
This section applies if a person (P) has been means assessed and been found to have assets equal to or below the applicable asset threshold.
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