Appeal against a decision declining to include the appellant's son in the assessment of his entitlement to benefit. Appeal is adjourned. Leave is reserved to either party to return to the Authority for further directions.
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Appeal against a decision declining to include the appellant's son in the assessment of his entitlement to benefit. Appeal is adjourned. Leave is reserved to either party to return to the Authority for further directions.
Appeal against a decision declining an application for assistance to purchase a replacement motor vehicle. Because of his medical condition he relies heavily on a motor vehicle for transport. Appeal dismissed.
The appellant appeals against a decision to suspend his Supported Living Payment while the appellant was visiting Australia. Appeal dismissed.
The appellants appeal against decisions to deduct the payments they receive from the Netherlands known as the Koopkrachttegemoetkoming Oudere Belastingplichigen top-up payment (KOBT) from their entitlements to New Zealand Superannuation. Appeals dismissed.
The appellant appeals against a decision declining to include his dependent children in the assessment of the rate of benefit paid to him. The appeal is adjourned. Leave is reserved to either party to return to the Authority for further directions.
2015 Social Security Appeal Authority decisions made in 2015 [2015] NZSSAA 001, February 13 Appeal against a decision to establish and recover overpayments of Domestic Purposes Benefit, Accommodation Supplement, Disability Allowance and Training Incentive Allowance. The debts were established on the basis that the appellant had been living in a relationship in the nature of marriage. Appeal dismissed. [2015] NZSSAA 002, February 13 Appeal against a decision to establish and recover overpayments of Domestic Purposes Benefit and Sole Parent Support paid to the appellant. Appeal dismissed. [2015] NZSSAA 047, July 6 Appeal against a decision of the Chief Executive upheld by a Benefits Review Committee declining to include payments for a Tread Climber as a disability cost in the assessment of the appellant’s Disability Allowance and/or Temporary Additional Support. Appeal allowed. [2015] NZSSAA 03, February 13 Appeal against a decision to decline applications for Unsupported Child’s Ben…
Appeal against a decision made in connection with the appellant’s Disability Allowance and including $790.31 per annum as a cost for additional heating. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal against a decision declining to backdate payment of Orphan’s Benefit. Jurisdiction issue arises. The matter is remitted to the Chief Executive for consideration pursuant to s 80AA of the Act.
Appeal against decision to reduce the amount of Accommodation Supplement paid to the appellant and suspend and cancel the payment of Special Benefit. The issues in this case are: (i) how the appellant’s accommodation costs should be assessed; and (ii) whether discretion should be exercised to pay him Special Benefit. The appeal as it relates to the calculation of entitlement to Accommodation Supplement is allowed. The appeal as it relates to the payment of Special Benefit is allowed. In all other respects the appeal as it relates to Special Benefit is dismissed.
This case concerns the Ministry’s right to recover benefit payments from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) payments and the calculation of the amount that should be recovered. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal against decision reducing the amount for additional power included in a disability costs assessment. The appellant needed additional electricity as a result of her disability. The authority decided a lump sum approach to determining the amount of additional electricity was appropriate and is to be included as a disability cost in the appellant’s Temporary Additional Support. Appeal allowed. Costs reserved.
Appeal against a decision to establish and recover an overpayment of New Zealand Superannuation and Disability Allowance. The overpayment was established on the basis that the appellant had left New Zealand. The appeal as it relates to New Zealand Superannuation is dismissed. The appeal as it relates to the overpayment of Disability Allowance is allowed.
Appeal against a decision declining an application for New Zealand Superannuation to be paid in Australia. Appeal dismissed.
Record of oral decision. Appeal related to the failure of the Ministry to backdate payment of New Zealand Superannuation to the appellant. Appeal allowed.
Appeal against a decision to decline an advance payment of benefit to meet the cost of course fees. Appeal dismissed.
Issue is whether or not the Chief Executive should be directed to take no steps to recover overpayment debt pursuant to s 86(1) or s 86A of the Act. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal related to a decision to pay the appellant Supported Living Payment (formerly Invalid’s Benefit) from 10 July 2013 rather than 8 August 2007. Appeal allowed.
Appeal against a decision to establish and recover an overpayment of Supported Living Payment. The overpayment occurred as a result of a mistake made by Centrelink and a decision by Centrelink to review the appellant’s entitlement to the Disability Support Pension. The appeal is allowed in part. Costs are reserved.
Appeal against a decision to pay the appellant Living Alone Payment from 9 May 2011 rather than from 9 January 2008. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal against decision to deduct the appellant’s wife’s overseas pension from his New Zealand superannuation entitlement. Any overseas pension received by the spouse of someone receiving a benefit in New Zealand must also be deducted from the benefit entitlement. The Chief Executive has discretion to determine the date that the deduction of any overseas pension is to take effect. The Authority directed the Chief Executive to defer the date of the deduction in order to give the appellant’s wife sufficient time obtain residence in New Zealand or to determine the feasibility of their current arrangements in order to ameliorate any unfairness. Appeal allowed to extent indicated.
Appeal against a decision to establish and recover an overpayment of Supported Living Payment paid to the appellant and his wife. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal against a decision to pay a benefit to the appellant at the married rate rather than at the single rate. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal against a decision to establish and seek recovery of an overpayment of Accommodation Supplement paid. Appeal allowed.
Appeal against a decision to deduct the amount of an overseas pension received by the appellant’s wife from his entitlement to a single sharing rate of New Zealand Superannuation. Appeal allowed.
Appeal in relation to a decision on the payment of Invalid’s Benefit following the appellant's departure from New Zealand. Application for costs dismissed.