Section 101 — Social Security Act 2018: Approved special assistance programmes

101 Approved special assistance programmes (1) The Minister may from time to time, by written notice, approve and establish welfare programmes for the purpose of granting special assistance. (2) A welfare programme approved and established by the Minister under subsection (1)— (a) must be administered by MSD; and (b) may provide for any specified provision of this Act to apply to the programme and to any specified class or classes of person as if the special assistance authorised by the programme were a benefit under this Act. (3) This section is subject to clause 21 (how costs, etc, for approved programme of special assistance may be affected by debt, or health or disability, insurance payment) of Schedule 3 . Compare: 1964 No 136 s 124(1)(d), (1A), (1B)