SICKNESS BENEFITS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 272, 13 August 1938, Page 12

SICKNESS BENEFITS

Rates Range From 10/- To £4 A Week

THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

Rates of sickness benefit to fullyqualified persons after the first week ' 1 ' Per Week. £ s. d.

Under age 20 without de- ‘ pendants Over ago 20 without de-

pendants * o ’ Married man and wife .... 110 0 Married man and wife and 1 child ; 2 0 0 Married man anil wife and 2 children - 6 Married man and wife and 3 children - ] 0 0 With an addition 5/- for cacli child under 16. .Maximum benefit (man, wife and nine or more children), £4. The above rates will be adjusted according to the other income received during the period of sickness. Qualitications,— Every person qualifies if be is temporarily incapacitated through sickness or accident which has caused a loss of his earnings. If the applicant has needed to employ a substitute during his illness the wages paid to the substitute will be taken into account as a loss of earniugs. Friendly Society Members.—-If the sick person also receives sick benefit from a friendly society he may, in addition, receive the full benefit from the Social Security Fund so long as bis total income during sickness does not exceed £5 a week. ’ Special provision is made for friendly societies to pay the social security sickness benefit to their members on behalf of the Government. If the applicant receives sick pay from any other' source the full benefit from the Social Security Fund may also be received so long as his total income during that time is not more than £5 or his actual loss of wages.

MINERS’ BENEFITS Phthisis Or Occupational Disease BILL SETS OUT RATES The rates of benefit for miners who qualify are: — £ s d Unmarried man 1 *? Married man and wife .... - 9 o Married man, wife anil one Child -J 0 0 Married man, wife and two children 3 0 0 Married man, wife and three children 3 The maximum benefit is .... 410 0 Miner’s widow 17 b Qualifications.— Miners who have contracted (a) miner’s phthisis ami have thereby become permanently and seriously incapacitated; or (b) an occupational disease and are thereby permanently and totally incapacitated for work will qualify for the miners’ benefit. Residential Qualification. — They must have been employed in New Zealand as miners for not less than two and a half years and have resided in New Zealand for at least five years immediately prior to the date of application. . Funeral Expenses.—On the death ox a person who lead received a miner’s benefit the Commission may pay the reasonable expenses of the funeral.

BENEFIT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED Adjustment According To Other Income The standard rates of unemployment benefit are: — £ s. d. Under age 20 without dependnn (:s ‘ per week 10 0 Over age 20 without dependants I o 0 Married man and wife IL* 6 Married man and wife and one child - Married man and wife and two children - 3 Married man and wife and three children - 1° With a, further 5/- for cacli additional child under 16. years of age. The maximum rate of tlie benefit is £-1 for a man. wife and nine or more chi 14rcn. , Tlie standard rate of benefit will be adjusted according to tlie other income of the applicant. In those cases where the wife is dead and a housekeeper fins to lie employed to cure for the home, tlie allowance of .15/- for wife may lie paid for tlie housekeeper. Qualifications.— Every person over tin 1 age of 16 years, who is unemployed and is capable of work and willing to undertake it, is entitled to ail uneinplovinont benelil: if 'be lias resided in New Zealand for not loss than 12 months.

A iM'iiclit may be deferred up to a period of six weeks if tlie applicant has refused work or has voluntarily become unemployed, or for any other good and sufficient reason. Tlie standdown period will lie lixed according to the special cireiimstiuncos of each applicant.