04 December 2020
Mrs S. Martin
[FYI request #14106 email]
Tēnā koe Mrs Martin
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-007724
Thank you for your email of 10 November 2020 asking for the fol owing information, which we are
responding to under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I would like to know what are the rates for Independence allowance and Lump sum payments for 2020
Our response
Please find below, tables for the Whole Person Impairment (WPI) rates for the independence al owance
for the period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, and the Lump Sum payment rates for the same period.
Who to contact
If you have any questions, you can email me a
t [email address].
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
GOV-007724
Table 1. Independence al owance for each impairment rate (for 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021)
Impairment
Weekly amount
Quarterly amount
Weekly amount
Quarterly amount
(%)
($)
($)
Impairment
(%)
($)
($)
10
15.83
205.79
46
56.51
734.63
11
16.96
220.48
47
57.67
747.71
12
18.08
235.04
48
58.79
764.27
13
19.24
250.12
49
59.94
779.22
14
20.37
264.81
50
61.08
794.04
15
21.48
279.24
51
62.20
808.60
16
22.66
294.58
52
63.30
822.90
17
23.76
308.88
53
64.45
837.85
18
24.86
323.18
54
65.58
852.54
19
26.02
338.26
55
66.72
867.36
20
27.16
353.08
56
67.87
882.31
21
28.29
367.77
57
68.98
896.74
22
29.42
382.46
58
70.11
911.43
23
30.55
397.15
59
71.25
926.25
24
31.69
411.97
60
72.38
940.94
25
32.78
426.14
61
73.50
955.50
26
33.93
441.09
62
74.63
970.19
27
35.08
456.04
63
75.77
985.01
28
36.21
470.73
64
76.89
999.57
29
37.29
484.77
65
78.05
1014.65
30
38.43
499.59
66
79.17
1029.21
31
39.57
514.41
67
80.30
1043.90
32
40.69
528.97
68
81.43
1058.59
33
41.82
543.66
69
82.56
1073.28
34
42.94
558.22
70
83.68
1087.84
35
44.11
573.43
71
84.84
1102.92
36
45.21
587.73
72
85.97
1117.61
37
46.35
602.55
73
87.08
1132.04
38
47.51
617.63
74
88.21
1146.73
39
48.62
632.06
75
89.33
1161.29
40
49.75
646.75
76
90.49
1176.37
41
50.85
661.05
77
91.61
1190.93
42
52.03
676.39
78
92.73
1205.49
43
53.16
691.08
79
93.88
1220.44
44
54.27
705.51
80+
94.97
1234.61
45
55.42
720.46
Accident Compensation Corporation
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Table 2. Lump Sum payment rates (for 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021)
Lump Sum payment rates
Lump Sum payment rates
2020/21
2020/21
WPI (%)
Rate ($)
WPI (%)
Rate ($)
10
3,595.09
46
37,567.21
11
4,079.70
47
39,241.09
12
4,582.99
48
40,973.92
13
5,102.14
49
42,767.17
14
5,639.96
50
44,623.66
15
6,197.91
51
46,544.88
16
6,773.15
52
48,533.67
17
7,369.93
53
50,591.51
18
7,986.86
54
52,721.21
19
8,626.75
55
54,925.75
20
9,288.28
56
57,207.91
21
9,972.78
57
59,569.15
22
10,680.27
58
62,013.81
23
11,413.67
59
64,543.33
24
12,172.96
60
67,161.95
25
12,958.14
61
69,872.70
26
13,772.07
62
72,676.84
27
14,613.31
63
75,580.25
28
15,483.33
64
78,585.75
29
16,384.96
65
81,694.75
30
17,318.26
66
84,914.52
31
18,283.16
67
88,245.03
32
19,282.62
68
91,693.42
33
20,316.58
69
95,262.60
34
21,387.89
70
98,955.51
35
22,495.16
71
102,779.24
36
23,642.74
72
106,735.28
37
24,829.13
73
110,830.77
38
26,057.18
74
115,068.69
39
27,329.84
75
119,456.13
40
28,645.65
76
123,996.03
41
30,007.49
77
128,695.51
42
31,416.74
78
133,558.95
43
32,876.34
79
138,593.47
44
34,386.31
80+
143,803.50
45
35,949.42
Accident Compensation Corporation
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