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Notice of changes to Social Security Act welfare programmes and/or Ministerial directions

We publish notices of changes, and the document setting out the changes, to make sure changes to legislation are open, transparent and publicly available.

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February

Flexi-wage Employment Assistance Programme 15 February 2021
Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Amendment 2021 15 February 2021
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March

Abatement Threshold Increase (Transitional Assistance) Programme 2021 16 March 2021
Amendment to Ministerial Direction and Welfare Programmes 2021 16 March 2021
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April

New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Amendment 2021 14 April 2021
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May

Amendment to the Christchurch Mosques Attack Programme 2021 6 May 2021
Sole Parent Study Assistance Amendment 2021 26 May 2021
Training Incentive Allowance Programme 26 May 2021
Benefit Rate Increase (Transitional Assistance) Programme 26 May 2021
Abatement Threshold Increase (Transitional Assistance) Amendment 2021 26 May 2021
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June

Direction on Special Benefit Amendment (No 2) 2021, effective from 11 June 2021 2 June 2021
Instrument amending Ministerial Direction and Welfare Programmes (No 2) 2021 9 June 2021
Direction on Special Benefit Amendment (No 2) 2021, 11 June 2021 11 June 2021
Direction on Special Benefit Amendment (No 3) 2021, effective from 15 June 2021 15 June 2021
Apprenticeship Boost Initiative Amendment Programme 2021 21 June 2021
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July

Benefit Rate Increase (Transitional Assistance) Amendment 2021 1 July 2021
Benefit Rate Increase (Transitional Assistance) Amendment (No 2) 2021 25 July 2021
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August

Approval for rural assistance under Special Needs Grants Programme, effective from 2 August 2021 2 August 2021
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October

Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Amendment (No 2) 2021 18 October 2021
Seasonal Work Assistance Amendment 2021 18 October 2021
Instrument amending Ministerial Direction and Welfare Programmes (No 3) 2021 25 October 2021
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December

Special Needs Grants (Refugees, Protected Persons, Afghan Interpreters and Afghan Evacuees Re-Establishment Grants) Amendment 2021 6 December 2021
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