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Calculating the rate for certain refugees, protected persons or residence applicants

The rate of Temporary Additional Support payment for certain refugees, protected persons or residence applicants is the lesser of the:

Rate of payment

If the client is a refugee, protected person or residence applicant and meets the qualifications for Temporary Additional Support, the rate of Temporary Additional Support to pay should be calculated as follows:

Deficiency

Calculate deficiency after deducting the disposable income from the standard costs

Upper limit

30% of the net rate of unabated main benefit or for non-beneficiaries 30% of the appropriate net rate of unabated Jobseeker Support.

Compare the calculated deficiency to the calculated upper limit

If the deficiency is less than the upper limit, this is the rate of payment for Temporary Additional Support.

If the deficiency is greater than the upper limit, continue and compare the deficiency to the 'upper limit for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants'.

Upper limit for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants

Manually calculate the appropriate 'upper limit for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants' which is the greater of:

  • the appropriate Accommodation Supplement maximum rate or
  • 30% of the net rate of the applicant's unabated main benefit

Compare

Compare the calculated deficiency to the 'upper limit for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants'.

Rate of payment for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants

The rate for Temporary Additional Support is the lesser of the deficiency or the 'upper limit for refugees, protected persons or residence applicants'.

Disability exception amount

Refugees, protected persons or residence applicant clients (or any family member) do not qualify for the disability exception amount, as they do not qualify for Disability Allowance.

However, if they have a family member who is getting Disability Allowance, the client may qualify for the disability exception amount.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Prescribed amount of support: general weekly rate regulation 62 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Variation of upper limit for persons awaiting decision on refugee or protected person claims, refugees and protected persons, and certain applicants for residence class visas regulation 63 Social Security Regulations 2018
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For the purposes of Temporary Additional Support, the net rate in relation to any benefit means the appropriate rate from the appropriate Schedule.

For New Zealand Superannuation it means the appropriate rate set out in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 after the deduction of standard tax.

For Veteran's Pension it means the appropriate rate set out in Regulation 42 of the Veterans' Support Regulations 2014 ...