[2018] NZSSAA 42 (3 September 2018) [pdf, 701 KB]
...Act, in particular paragraphs (a)(i) and (c)(i). The section refers to the purpose of the Act being to help people support themselves and their dependents while not in paid employment, and to ensure that persons who are assisted should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under the Act. Having regard to the background already discussed, it is not immediately obvious what specific significance those provisions have in relation to the issue the Authorit...