Recoverable Assistance Payment tables : Contents

At 1 October 2023

Below are the payment categories and maximum limits for Recoverable Assistance Payments at 1 October 2023. These limits can be exceeded only in exceptional circumstances.

Category				Maximum limit
Ambulance subscription fees				$200.00
Assignment, subletting or ending a tenancy early				$200.00
Attendance at funerals and tangihanga				$200.00
Beds, chairs and tables				$200.00
Car repairs				$400.00
Child restraints for motor vehicles, and safety helmets				$200.00
Clothing	single without children			$150.00
	couple without children			$300.00
	sole parent or couple with children			$400.00
Dentures and hearing aids				$1,000
Driver licences	renewal	clients 65 years or under		$32.40
		clients 66 or 67 years		$22.60
		client 68 or 69 years		$19.00
		client 70 or 71 years		$14.80
		client 72 or 73 years		$10.80
		client 74 years		$9.00
		client 75 years or over		$21.50
	new	learner licence	Class 1	$96.10
			Class 2, 3 or 5	$77.50
			Class 4	$27.10
			Class 6	$90.60
		restricted licence	Class 1	$167.50
			Class 6	$54.20
		full licence	Class 1	$98.90
			Class 2, 3, 4 or 5	$39.80
			Class 6	$47.40
	reinstatement of driver licence			$48.00
Electricity, gas or water				$200.00
Fire loss or burglary				$1,000
Fridges, freezers and washing machines (whiteware)				at rates set in the preferred supplier arrangement
Glasses	if a client lives in an urban area with a preferred supplier			$280
	if a client lives in a non-coverage area and chooses to use a non-preferred supplier			$1,000
Other emergency payments				$200.00
School costs				$200.00
School stationery				$200.00
School uniforms (for each dependent child)				$300.00
Telephone installation				$200.00
Tenancy tribunal fees				$20.44
Travel for stranded persons				$200.00

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