Recoverable Assistance Payment tables : Contents

At 13 March 2023

Below are the payment categories and maximum limits for Recoverable Assistance Payments at 13 March 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	client under 75 years	$43.90
		client 75 years or over	$18.70
		client 75 years or over, who requires an On Road Safety Test recommended by a doctor	$60.50
	new	learner licence	$93.90
		restricted licence	$134.80
		full licence	$109.50
	reinstatement of driver licence		$66.40
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

Current rates

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