Health Entitlement Cards Amendment Regulations 2025
2025/13
Health Entitlement Cards Amendment Regulations 2025
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 24th day of February 2025
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 102 of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 and section 437 of the Social Security Act 2018—
(a)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b)
on the recommendation of the Minister of Health.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Health Entitlement Cards Amendment Regulations 2025.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 April 2025.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993.
4 Regulation 8 amended (Eligibility for community services cards)
(1)
In regulation 8(5)(a), replace “$33,181”
with “$33,919”
.
(2)
In regulation 8(5)(b), replace “$35,213”
with “$35,997”
.
(3)
In regulation 8(5)(c), replace “$52,656”
with “$53,828”
.
(4)
In regulation 8(5A)(a), replace “$35,283”
with “$36,245”
.
(5)
In regulation 8(5A)(b), replace “$37,531”
with “$38,596”
.
(6)
In regulation 8(5A)(c), replace “$56,327”
with “$57,894”
.
(7)
In regulation 8(6)(a), replace “$64,316”
with “$65,747”
.
(8)
In regulation 8(6)(b), replace “$79,167”
with “$80,928”
.
(9)
In regulation 8(6)(c), replace “$91,332”
with “$93,364”
.
(10)
In regulation 8(6)(d), replace “$103,281”
with “$105,578”
.
(11)
In regulation 8(6)(e), replace “$116,434 for the first 6 people, plus a further $11,802”
with “$119,024 for the first 6 people, plus a further $12,065”
.
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 1 April 2025, amend regulation 8 of the Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993 to increase the income entitlement thresholds that are used to determine a person’s eligibility for a community services card.
The new entitlement thresholds reflect an increase of 2.22% in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2023 quarter to the December 2024 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups)).
Regulation 8(5A)(a), (b), and (c) is amended to reflect the value of the 66% wage floor adjustment to the respective New Zealand superannuation rates, where this gives a larger amended rate than CPI alone.
Date of notification in Gazette: 27 February 2025.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.