Direction by the Minister of Social Welfare To: The Director-General of Social Welfare. I, Peter John Gresham, Minister of Social Welfare, pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, hereby direct that on and after the 1st day of April 1997, the amendments set out in the Schedule to this direction shall be read together with and deemed part of the Direction dated 28 March 1995 that I gave you in relation to grants of special benefit. Dated this 10th day of September 1996. PETER JOHN GRESHAM, Minister of Social Welfare. Schedule Provision amended Amendment Part III, the definition of the term ``Chargeable income'': Delete paragraph (a); Substitute: ``(a) The rate of any benefit granted under Part I of the Act disregarding any reduction in that rate under section 60h (4) (a) or section 60ja of the Act; and''. Explanatory Note: This direction amends the Minister's direction on special benefit consequentially to amendments to the Social Security Act 1964, coming into force on 1 April 1997, which provide for reductions in benefit for certain beneficiaries who become voluntarily unemployed without a good and sufficient reason, or who fail the work test or to attend a mandatory interview. The amendment to the direction is intended to prevent people whose benefits are reduced under these provisions from claiming special benefits to make up for the reduction.