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Recoverable Assistance Payment tables : Contents

At 5 July 2012

Below are the payment categories and maximum limits for Recoverable Assistance Payments at 5 July 2012. These limits can be exceeded only in exceptional circumstances.

Category

Maximum limit

Ambulance subscription fees

$200.00

Attendance at funerals and tangihanga

$200.00

Beds, chairs and tables

$200.00

Bonds and rent

$600.00

Car repairs

$400.00

Child restraints for motor vehicles, and safety helmets

$200.00

Clothing

single client

$150.00

married or in a civil union or de facto without children

$300.00

single, married, or in a civil union or de facto with children

$400.00

Dentures, glasses or contact lenses, and hearing aids

$1,000

Driver licences

renewals

client under 75 years

$43.90

client 75 years or over

$18.70

client 75 years or over, who require an On Road Safety Test recommended by a doctor

$60.50

New

learner licence

$96.10

restricted licence

$137.00

full licence

$111.70

Reinstatement of driver licence

$66.40

Electricity, gas or water

$200.00

Fire loss or burglary

$1,000

Fridges, freezers and washing machines

$400.00

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

For the current rates see: