Former section 61G ("Special benefit") Social Security Act 1964
For savings in respect of existing special benefits under the former section 61G, see section 23 of the Social Security (Working for Families) Amendment Act 2004 and clause 19 of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018.
The former heading and section 61G Social Security Act 1964 are reproduced below:
61G | Special benefit | |
(1) | Subject to section 68A of this Act, the chief executive may, in the chief executive's discretion, fix a special entitlement to a special benefit in respect of any person, whether or not that person is receiving any other benefit under this Act or the Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990 or the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 or any pension or allowance under the War Pensions Act 1954, if the chief executive is satisfied that, after taking into account all of that person's financial circumstances and commitments, including any benefit payable under this Act or the Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990 or the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 and any pension or allowance payable under the War Pensions Act 1954, such a special entitlement is justified | |
(2) | A special benefit must not be fixed under this section in respect of the costs of residential care services supplied to a person who has a psychiatric, intellectual, physical, or sensory disability if- | |
(a) | the person's accommodation costs (as that term is defined in section 61E) are wholly or partly funded under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000: or | |
(b) | the person's care (other than care in his or her own home) is wholly or partly funded under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. | |
A ministerial direction has been given under section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, in respect of special benefits under the former section 61G. This direction is saved by clause 2(1) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018 as if it were given to MSD under section 7 of that Act.
