Section Sch3-8 — Social Security Act 2018: Income excludes specified benefits, etc

8 Income excludes specified benefits, etc A person’s income excludes the following payments: (a) any benefit, grant, allowance, or concession received by the person under this Act, Part 6 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014, or Part 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001: (b) any pension or allowance (other than weekly income compensation or weekly compensation) under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 received by any person because of the person’s own disablement: (c) any surviving spouse or partner pension received by the person under section 66 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014: (d) any, or any part of any, pension or other periodical allowance received by any person from the Government of any Commonwealth country (other than New Zealand) that MSD determines is analogous to a pension or allowance specified in paragraph (b) or (c): (e) the value of any assistance of a kind approved by MSD provided to the person as a person with a health condition, injury, or disability to obtain or remain in employment: (f) any money received by the person by way of funeral benefit from any friendly society: (g) a participation allowance received by the person: (h) any money paid in respect of any military decoration and received by the person as a recipient of that decoration: (i) any money received by the person by way of an independence allowance under section 54 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 or Part 13 or Part 4 of Schedule 1 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998, or any impairment lump sum received under Schedule 1 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001: (j) any money received by the person under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 in respect of the care of a child or young person (as those terms are defined in that Act), including financial assistance received by a young person (including a young adult), a caregiver, or other person under section 386AAG or 386B of that Act: (k) any income-related rent (within the meaning of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 ): (l) any tax credit or amount received by the person under— (i) subparts MA to MG and MZ of the Income Tax Act 2007; or (ii) subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 2004; or (iii) subpart KD of the Income Tax Act 1994; or (iv) Part 11A of the Income Tax Act 1976: (m) any money received by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue by way of child support which is not required to be paid to the person under the Child Support Act 1991 : (n) any money received by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue by way of child support which is paid to the person under section 142 of the Child Support Act 1991: (o) any amount of output tax charged in respect of a supply of goods and services made by that person: (p) any amount of goods and services tax payable by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue to that person. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 3(1) , definition of income, paragraph (f)(i) to (xi), (xiii), (xvi), (xviii)