部分福利规定将于10月15日起作适当调整

部分福利规定将于10月15日起作适当调整


据工收局网站公布的信息：部分福利规定将于10月15日起作适当调整，主要针对单亲福利和双亲同时享有失业救助或疾病救助的人群，养老金或其他失业救助或疾病救助等不在调整范围，调整的意图是鼓励更多的人去投入工作。有一份有薪的工作会改变你的未来，有助你在经济上独立。请閲下列英文叙述或详细查看工收局(俗称福利局）网站：（http://www.workandincome.govt.nz/）。

Benefit changes - how it could affect you

If you're receiving a benefit from us, or thinking about applying, there's going to be some changes to your obligations over the next year. Make sure you know what's changing and how it will affect you.

From 15 October there are changes to some benefits to encourage and support more people into work. Paid work can provide a better future for you and will help you become financially independent.

If you're in receipt of the following benefits you may have new obligations to look for work or prepare for work:

• Domestic Purposes Benefit - Sole Parent

• Domestic Purposes Benefit - Woman Alone

• Widows Benefit

• Partners of people on Unemployment Benefit, Sickness Benefit and Invalid's Benefit.

If you're in receipt of the following benefits you won't have a change to your obligations:

• New Zealand Super and Non Qualified Spouses

• Unemployment Benefit

• Invalids Benefit

• Sickness Benefit

• Domestic Purposes Benefit - Care of Sick and Infirm

• Non beneficiaries

• Unsupported child benefit

• Orphans benefit

On a benefit and having another child

From 15 October 2012 if you are on a benefit and have another child, once that child turns one you may have a change in obligations.