Section 90 — Social Security Act 2018: Funeral grant: general eligibility and definitions

90 Funeral grant: general eligibility and definitions (1) MSD may pay a funeral grant in respect of a deceased person if the person meets the criteria in section 91 , 92 , or 93 . (2) In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,— assessable estate means the estate of a deceased person, including a deceased child; but does not include— (a) any asset that MSD considers is impracticable to realise; or (b) any administration expenses; or (c) any non-assessable assets, if section 91 or 93 applies child includes a still-born child as defined in section 2 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 non-assessable assets , in relation to a deceased person, a spouse or partner, or the parents or any other person who was liable in law to maintain a deceased child on the date of death, are— (a) that person’s estate or interest, on the date of death of the deceased, in the person’s own principal place of residence, including any estate or interest in the land on which it is erected, and any other buildings or improvements on that land that are used mainly for the purposes of that person’s household; and (b) chattels that the person owned or that were in the person’s possession under a hire purchase agreement, a conditional sale agreement, or an agreement for lease or hire, on the date of death of the deceased, and that are— (i) furniture, appliances, tools, ornaments, or other articles used mainly for the purposes of the deceased’s household; or (ii) motor vehicles, caravans, trailers, or boats used mainly for family purposes; and (c) any undivided beneficial interest in common in Māori land. (3) In sections 91 and 93 , the annual income of any person is that person’s estimated income for the 52-week period commencing on the day following the date of death of the deceased in respect of whom the application is made. (4) This section is subject to section 94 (restrictions on payments). Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 61D , 61DA , 61DB , 61DC , 61DD