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Benefit, New Zealand Superannuation and Veterans Pension payments
Assessable income includes the following forms of assistance
- Emergency Benefit
- Emergency Maintenance Allowance
- Jobseeker Support
- Jobseeker Support Student Hardship
- Sole Parent Support
- Supported Living Payment
- Young Parent Payment
- Youth Payment
- New Zealand Superannuation
- Veterans Pension
- Student Allowance
Assessable income does not include
- Orphans Benefit
- Unsupported Childs Benefit
- Student Loan (all components)
- Military decoration payments
- Surviving spouse pension
- War Pensions
- Extra help including but not limited to:
- Accommodation Supplement
- Child Disability Allowance
- Disability Allowance
- Participation Allowance
- Seasonal Work Assistance
- Temporary Additional Support
- Accommodation Benefit (paid with a Student Allowance for students who qualify)
Note Accommodation Supplement and Accommodation Benefit are included in the affordability assessment.
Payments reduced due to deductions or sanctions
If an applicable person is getting a benefit, New Zealand Superannuation or Veterans Pension and the payment is reduced because of any deductions or sanctions (e.g. court fines or MSD debt), their assessable income must include the rate of assistance before any deductions are made or sanctions applied.
Payment reduced due to income
If an applicable person is getting a benefit, or New Zealand Superannuation or Veterans Pension with a grandparented non-qualified partner, and has income that reduces the rate payable, their assessable income must include the rate of assistance after the reduction for income is applied.
