1 Apr 1985 Jahr - Accommodation Benefit (Special) - starts

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The Accommodation Benefit (Special) was introduced to provide assistance to low-income earners to meet high rental accommodation costs following the lifting of the rent-freeze. The method of assessment differed from the standard Accommodation Benefit in that it had one threshold for married couples and sole parents ($50 a week) and one for single people ($40 a week). The maximum grant of $40 per week could be increased to $50 if special needs existed. Entitlement was abated by $5 for each $10 of gross income in excess of specified limits ($245 a week for couples with children and sole parents, $230 a week for couples without children and $155 for single people). The cash asset exemption was $6,000 for single people and $12,000 for couples and sole parents.

Source: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/history/social-assistance-chronology-programme-history.html

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