Social Security (Cash Assets and Income Exemptions—Kāinga Ora Energy Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 2023
2023/63
Social Security (Cash Assets and Income Exemptions—Kāinga Ora Energy Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 2023
Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government
Order in Council
At Wellington this 8th day of May 2023
Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council
These regulations are made under section 422 of the Social Security Act 2018 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Social Security (Cash Assets and Income Exemptions—Kāinga Ora Energy Subsidy) Amendment Regulations 2023.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 12 May 2023.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Social Security Regulations 2018.
Schedule New Part 34 of Schedule 8 inserted
Part 34 Kāinga Ora energy subsidies
59 Interpretation
In this Part, Kāinga Ora energy subsidy means a subsidy paid by Kāinga Ora to an energy retailer for the supply of electricity to a person residing in Kāinga Ora housing (as defined in section 2(1) of the Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992).
60 Energy subsidy
This clause applies to a Kāinga Ora energy subsidy.
Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 12 May 2023, amend Schedule 8 of the Social Security Regulations 2018.
The amendments will ensure that an energy subsidy paid by Kāinga Ora to an energy retailer for the supply of electricity to a person residing in Kāinga Ora housing is not treated as the person’s income for the purposes of the Social Security Act 2018.
Date of notification in Gazette: 11 May 2023.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.