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Eligible for Supported Living Payment.

Value type Boolean . Default value false Entity person

How is this calculated?

To calculate this variable, the following input is used

• Int age The age of a Person (in years)
• Date date_of_birth Birth date
• Boolean is_citizen_or_resident NZ Citizen or Resident
• 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__disability_was_self_inflicted The person's restricted capacity for work, or total blindness, was self-inflicted and brought about by the person with a view to qualifying for a benefit
• Boolean social_security__has_severely_restricted_capacity_for_work Is incapable of regularly working 15 or more hours a week in open employment
• Boolean social_security__is_required_to_give_fulltime_care Eligible for Supported Living Payment.
• Boolean social_security__is_totally_blind Person is totally blind
• Boolean social_security__meets_residential_requirements_for_certain_benefits Residential requirements for certain benefits
• Boolean immigration__is_protected_person is recognised as a a protected person in New Zealand
• Boolean immigration__is_recognised_refugee is recognised as a refugee
• Boolean is_citizen_or_resident NZ Citizen or Resident
• 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_resided_continuously_in_nz_for_a_period_of_at_least_2_years_at_any_one_time has resided continuously in New Zealand for a period of at least 2 years at any one time
• Boolean social_security__is_ordinarily_resident_in_new_zealand is ordinarily resident in New Zealand
• Boolean supported_living_payment__below_income_threshold Income below threshold for supported living payment

def formula(persons, period, parameters):
    # The 3 ways of being eligible
    disabled = persons('social_security__has_severely_restricted_capacity_for_work', period)
    blind = persons('social_security__is_totally_blind', period)
    carer = persons('social_security__is_required_to_give_fulltime_care', period)

    # 40B (4) A person who is not both permanently and severely restricted in his or her capacity for
    # work must not be granted a supported living payment under this section, unless he or she is totally blind.

    # 40B (5) A person must not be granted a supported living payment under this section if the chief
    # executive is satisfied that the person's restricted capacity for work, or total blindness, was
    # self-inflicted and brought about by the person with a view to qualifying for a benefit.
    not_self_inflicted = not_(persons('social_security__disability_was_self_inflicted', period))

    # 40B (1A) An applicant for the supported living payment under
    # this section must be aged at least 16 years.
    is_old_enough = persons('age', period.start) >= 16

    # 40B (1B) An applicant for the supported living payment under
    # this section must meet the residential requirements in section 74AA.
    is_resident_or_citizen = persons('is_citizen_or_resident', period)

    resides_in_nz = persons('social_security__meets_residential_requirements_for_certain_benefits', period)

    # # income low enough?
    income = persons('supported_living_payment__below_income_threshold', period)

    return resides_in_nz * (disabled + blind + carer) * not_self_inflicted * is_old_enough * is_resident_or_citizen * income

• Source: http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1964/0136/latest/whole.html#DLM5468367 40A Supported living payment: purpose (1) The purpose of the supported living payment is to provide income support to people because they are people who fall within any one of the following 3 categories: (a) people who have, and are likely to have in the future, a severely restricted capacity to support themselves through open employment because of sickness, injury, or disability: (b) people who are totally blind: (c) people who are required to give full-time care and attention at home to some other person (other than their spouse or partner) who is a patient requiring care.
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