Eligible for Accommodation Supplement
Social Security Boolean MONTH Person Formula Included used 0 timesValue type Boolean . Default value false Entity person
How is this calculated?
To calculate this variable, the following input is used
- Boolean accommodation_supplement__below_cash_threshold Cash is below Accommodation Supplement threshold?
- Boolean accommodation_supplement__below_income_threshold Income is below Accommodation Supplement threshold?
- Int age The age of a Person (in years)
- Date date_of_birth Birth date
- Boolean eligible_for_social_housing Has social housing?
- Boolean is_nz_citizen New Zealand citizen means a person who has New Zealand citizenship as provided in the Citizenship Act 1977 or the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982
- Boolean is_permanent_resident Holder of a permanent resident visa
- Boolean immigration__holds_permanent_resident_visa Holder of a permanent resident visa
- Boolean is_resident Holder of a permanent resident visa or a resident visa
- Boolean immigration__holds_permanent_resident_visa Holder of a permanent resident visa
- Boolean immigration__holds_resident_visa Holder of a resident visa
- Boolean social_security__has_accomodation_costs Person has accommodation costs
- Boolean social_security__is_ordinarily_resident_in_new_zealand is ordinarily resident in New Zealand
Formulas
This is the formula used to calculate the value of social_security__eligible_for_accommodation_supplement
0001-01-01
This formula is used for scenarios from the date 0001-01-01 onwards. More info on formulas
def formula(persons, period, parameters):
# Based on MSD's web page
# https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/accommodation-supplement.html
age_threshold = parameters(
period).entitlements.social_security.accommodation_supplement.age_threshold
# NOTE: using the age at the start of the month
# Age changes on a DAY, but this calculation only has a granularity of MONTH
age_requirement = persons('age', period.start) >= age_threshold
"""
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1964/0136/latest/DLM363772.html
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or Part 6 of the Veterans’
Support Act 2014 or the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001,
the chief executive may, in the chief executive’s discretion, refuse to grant any
benefit or may terminate or reduce any benefit already granted or may grant a
benefit at a reduced rate in any case where the chief executive is satisfied
(a) that the applicant, or the spouse or partner of the applicant or any person
in respect of whom the benefit or any part of the benefit is or would be payable,
is not ordinarily resident in New Zealand; """
in_nz = persons(
'social_security__is_ordinarily_resident_in_new_zealand', period)
resident_or_citizen = persons('is_resident', period) + persons(
'is_permanent_resident', period) + persons('is_nz_citizen', period)
social_security__has_accomodation_costs = persons(
'social_security__has_accomodation_costs', period)
not_social_housing = (
persons('eligible_for_social_housing', period) == 0)
income = persons(
'accommodation_supplement__below_income_threshold', period)
cash = persons(
'accommodation_supplement__below_cash_threshold', period)
return age_requirement * resident_or_citizen * in_nz * social_security__has_accomodation_costs * not_social_housing * income * cash
Scenarios calculating this variables
- Accommodation Supplement for a resident
- Accommodation Supplement for a permanent resident
- Accommodation Supplement for a citizen
- Tests Accommodation Supplement, when applicant has no costs
- Tests Accommodation Supplement, when applicant is too young
- Tests Accommodation Supplement, when applicant has social housing