Recoverable Assistance Payment tables : Contents

At 5 July 2015

Below are the payment categories and maximum limits for Recoverable Assistance Payments at 5 July 2015. 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 without children		$150.00
	Married, civil union or de facto without children		$300.00
	single, married, civil union or de facto with children		$400.00
Dentures 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	$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 resides in an urban area with a preferred supplier		$249
	If a client lives in a non-coverage area and chooses to use a non-preferred supplier		$1000
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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