[2015] NZSSAA 037, 28 May [pdf, 22 KB]
...for Sickness Benefit on income grounds until he and his partner separated in October/November 2009. [9] It is possible that the appellant and his partner were eligible for Accommodation Supplement and the appellant may also have been eligible for Disability Allowance. However, the appellant would have been required to make a written application. The family’s accommodation costs and the appellant’s partner’s income would need to have been taken into account in assessing entitleme...