Lake Alice Payments Amendment Regulations 2025

04 September 2025.

Amendments to the Social Security Act 2018 and Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 are required to ensure that Lake Alice redress payments are permanently excluded from being considered as income or cash assets for assistance administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

PDF format

Coversheet (PDF 117.38KB)
Paper - Social Security (Cash Assets and Income Exemptions—Lake Alice Compensation or Ex Gratia Payments) and Residential Care and Disability Support Services (Exempt Assets—Lake Alice Compensation or Ex Gratia Payments) Amendment Regulations 2025 (PDF 121.81KB)
Cabinet Legislation Committee Minute LEG-25-MIN-0140 (PDF 124.87KB)

Word format

Coversheet (Word 55.03KB)
Paper - Social Security (Cash Assets and Income Exemptions—Lake Alice Compensation or Ex Gratia Payments) and Residential Care and Disability Support Services (Exempt Assets—Lake Alice Compensation or Ex Gratia Payments) Amendment Regulations 2025 (Word 30.57KB)