Clause 7. Income Limits

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Income Limits

7.1

Except for the purposes of clause 15.6, an applicant is not entitled to a grant if his or her weekly income is in excess of the appropriate amount:

(a)

for a single person aged 16 or 17 years without dependent children, $879.17 per week:

(b)

for any other single person without dependent children, $1,010.41 per week:

(c)

for a person who is in a relationship with or without dependent children, $1,467.61 per week:

(d)

for a sole parent with 1 dependent child, $1,226.09 per week:

(e)

for any other sole parent, $1,291.75 per week.

7.1A

(revoked)

7.2

In clause 7.1, an Applicant's income includes-

(a)

the income of his or her spouse or partner (if any); and

(b)

if the Applicant is a dependent child, the income of his or her Parent; and

(c)

any New Zealand superannuation or veteran's pension received by any of the Applicant and his or her spouse or partner (if any).

(d)

the amount of any payments under the New Employment Transition Grant Programme, the Seasonal Work Assistance Programme or the Work Bonus Programme approved under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 (and saved by clause 21 of Schedule 1 of the Act) made to the applicant or his or her spouse or partner.

7.3

(revoked)

7.3

(revoked)

Consolidation notes

There are two clauses numbered 7.3.

Consolidation notes

Definitions income, partner, spouse, Social Security Act 2018, Schedule 2