[2016] NZSSAA 112 (22 December 2016) [pdf, 149 KB]
...considering any application for a Payment under Part 3− (a) the Chief Executive must consider− (i) whether a Payment would best meet the Particular Immediate Need of the Applicant; (ii) the Applicant’s ability to meet that need from his or her own resources; (iii) the assistance that is or might be available to the Applicant from other sources to meet that need; (iv) the existing debt level of the Applicant from all sources; (v) the effect on the Applicant or his or her Imme...