Income support issues

Other Agencies

Areas of Interest

ACC

Links between benefits and earnings-related compensation

Child, Youth and Family Services (Ministry of Social Development)

Impact on families, including caregivers

Corrections

Benefit support for inmate re-integration

Defence Force

War pensions, defence allowances

Culture and Heritage

Arts and cultural employment implications

Education

Impact on student income support, childcare, and Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) subsidy

Health

Sickness/disability support, eligibility, targeting (eg community services card)

Housing New Zealand Corporation

Impact on housing support

Inland Revenue

Taxation of family support, superannuation, family assistance tax credits and child support

Internal Affairs

Implications for local government and community and voluntary sector

Justice

Human rights issues, legal aid, Family Court issues

Labour

Income support/employment interface

Office for Disability Issues (Ministry of Social Development)

Implications for sickness and disability support and accommodation allowance

Office of Ethnic Affairs (Department of Internal Affairs)

Implications for emergency benefit, housing support, supplementary assistance, and eligibility criteria for benefits

Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development)

Impact of changes in eligibility for income support

Women’s Affairs

Impact on women