[2019] NZSSAA 14 (13 March 2019) [pdf, 121 KB]
...Disability 4 Allowance included an extra power cost of $11.19 per week the actual deficiency was $1.10 per week. [5] The Ministry assessed the appellant’s reasonable food costs based on the 2018 estimated food cost survey from the University of Otago. The Ministry allowed $111 per week which is the liberal, or highest, allowance for a single man. The Ministry said that the letter written by the appellant’s doctor in 2012, which the appellant relies on for his additi...