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High Court Wellington
7, 15 June 1994
Eichelbaum CJ
7, 15 June 1994
Eichelbaum CJ
Superannuation schemes — Social security benefits — Rest Home Subsidy Welfare Programme — Eligibility for the subsidy when the applicant is a beneficiary under a discretionary trust — Social Security Act 1964, s 124(1)(d).
Trusts and trustees — Duties of trustees — Provision to resort to capital at the trustee's discretion — Whether an estate asset can be regarded as the applicant's for the purpose of calculating eligibility for a social security benefit.