[2016] NZSSAA 011 (2 March 2016) [pdf, 20 KB]
...to buy food. 3 [9] The Chief Executive has accepted the appellant had a need to purchase food. The only issue in this case is whether or not the amount granted was sufficient to meet the appellant’s need for food. [10] The Otago University Food Cost Survey for 2015 is a useful tool in determining what the cost of a person’s weekly food requirements might be. The survey does not specifically give figures for Taranaki, but figures for the nearest city (Hamilton) indicat...