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Departmental
Notice Title

Notice Under the Social Security Act 2018

Pursuant to section 101 of the Social Security Act 2018, notice is given of the making of the following instrument by the Minister for Social Development.

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Enactment

Section 101 of the Social Security Act 2018

Income Support Package (Transitional Assistance) Amendment 2020

23/03/20

A copy of the instrument is available for free at: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/legislation/notice-of-change.html.

This instrument, which comes into force on the day after the date on which it is made, is the Income Support Package (Transitional Assistance) Amendment 2020 given on 23 March 2020 and is made under section 101 of the Social Security Act 2018. The programme extends the grant of temporary financial assistance to people who experience an overall reduction in assistance as a result of the increase to main benefits on 1 April 2020 made by the COVID-19 Recovery Package. The instrument also corrects minor technical and formatting errors in the principal programme.

The instrument is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and is administered by the Ministry for Social Development.

Dated this 24th day of March 2020.