Section 66 — Social Security Act 2018: Social housing exclusion

66 Social housing exclusion (1) A person is ineligible for an accommodation supplement (on the ground of the social housing exclusion ) if the person’s accommodation costs (as defined in section 65 ) include— (a) rent paid in respect of premises let by or on behalf of Housing New Zealand Corporation; or (b) rent paid in respect of premises let by or on behalf of a registered community housing provider (but only if that person has been allocated those premises as social housing); or (c) payments, required to be made under a mortgage security to Housing New Zealand Corporation or the Crown in right of Te Puni Kōkiri, that MSD believes are required to be made at a concessionary rate. (2) In this section,— registered community housing provider has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 social housing has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992. (3) In this section and section 68 ,— premises , in relation to a person,— (a) means the place that the person occupies as a home; and (b) if the person is a boarder or lodger, includes a room, or other accommodation, that the person occupies as a home tenant , in relation to rented premises, includes a person who pays rent, whether or not the person is a party to the tenancy agreement or lease of the premises. Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 61E(1) , 61EA(2)