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Note 59
From the Estimates of Appropriations 2014/15 in Budget 2014, Vote Veterans' Affairs - Social Development was merged into Vote Social Development.
APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister of Veterans' Affairs (M75)
APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry of Social Development
RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Minister for Social Development
Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations#
Details of Appropriations#
Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2013/14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Processing and Payment of Veterans' Pensions (M75)This appropriation is limited to the processing and payment of Veterans' Pensions and related allowances. |
440 | - | 440 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
440 | - | 440 |
Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses |
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Veterans' Pension (M75)Provision of income support for ex-service people who served in a declared war or emergency and who have either reached the qualifying age for New Zealand Superannuation and are on a 70% (or greater) War Disablement Pension, or are prevented from undertaking employment for a substantial period due to disability and who fulfill the New Zealand citizenship and residency requirements as set out in the War Pensions Act 1954. |
167,008 | (780) | 166,228 |
Total Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses |
167,008 | (780) | 166,228 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
167,448 | (780) | 166,668 |
Supporting Information#
Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#
1.2 - Trends in the Vote
Summary of Financial Activity
| 2013/14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary Estimates | |||||
| Estimates $000 |
Departmental Transactions $000 |
Non-Departmental Transactions $000 |
Total Transactions $000 |
Total $000 |
|
Appropriations |
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| Output Expenses | 440 | - | - | - | 440 |
| Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses | 167,008 | N/A | (780) | (780) | 166,228 |
| Borrowing Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure | - | - | N/A | - | - |
| Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA) | |||||
Output Expenses |
- | - | - | - | - |
Other Expenses |
- | - | - | - | - |
Capital Expenditure |
- | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Appropriations |
167,448 | - | (780) | (780) | 166,668 |
Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
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| Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Non-Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Capital Receipts | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
- | N/A | - | - | - |
Mapping the Layout of the 2013/14 Supplementary Estimates to the Layout of the 2013/14 Estimates
| Supplementary Estimates Structure 2013/14 | Estimates Structure 2013/14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part # | Part Name | Part # | Part Name |
| 2.1 | Departmental Output Expenses | 2.1 | Departmental Output Expenses |
| 2.2 | Departmental Other Expenses | 5.1 | Departmental Other Expenses |
| 2.3 | Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections | 6.1 | Departmental Capital Expenditure |
| 3.1 | Non-Departmental Output Expenses | 2.2 | Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
| 3.2 | Non-Departmental Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses | 3.2 | Non-Departmental Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses |
| 3.3 | Non-Departmental Borrowing Expenses | 4.2 | Non-Departmental Borrowing Expenses |
| 3.4 | Non-Departmental Other Expenses | 5.2 | Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
| 3.5 | Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure | 6.2 | Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure |
| 4 | Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure | N/A | Did not exist in the Estimates |
Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#
3.2 - Non-Departmental Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses
Veterans' Pension (M75)
Scope of Appropriation
Provision of income support for ex-service people who served in a declared war or emergency and who have either reached the qualifying age for New Zealand Superannuation and are on a 70% (or greater) War Disablement Pension, or are prevented from undertaking employment for a substantial period due to disability and who fulfill the New Zealand citizenship and residency requirements as set out in the War Pensions Act 1954.
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $780,000 to $166.228 million in 2013/14 due to:
- $1.385 million for fewer recipients
- $449,000 for a lower-than-expected average payment rate (before adjusting for inflation)
- $103,000 for higher-than-expected overseas pension recoveries.
Partially offsetting the above factors are:
- the supplementary estimates add-on, which increases expenditure by $979,000
- the reduction in the ACC levy for earners, which increases expenditure by $130,000
- wage and inflation adjustments, which increases expenditure by $34,000
- lower-than-expected debt establishments, which increases expenditure by $14,000.