Changes proposed as part of the social policy Business Transformation project aim to remove this uncertainty by replacing the income estimate and instead calculating WfF entitlements based on recent, actual income. The amount of child support a person pays or receives will increase or lower (respectively) their income for Working for Families which may then lower or increase (respectively) their WfF entitlements. Efficiency The shared delivery model with MSD has advantages in that it allows beneficiaries to deal only with MSD with regards to their entitlements, but also disadvantages in that it necessitates information shares between the departments as well as complexity for families coming off or going on benefit. The current WfF system generates a high of low value contacts from families trying to estimate their income and dealing with the consequences of incorrect estimates. In 2015–16, 99.3 percent of WfF tax credit payments were made on the first regular payment date following an application. Durability and WfF rates and eligibility rules are contained within the Income resilience Tax Act 2007. The ability the system has to respond to changes in the environment is limited by the legislative process. To date this has not proved to be an impediment as generally information technology system changes require a longer lead in than the normal bill processes allows. Both Inland Revenue's and MSD's transformation programmes aim to provide a more responsive operating systems that can be quickly updated which will allow Government to react faster to environmental changes. Fairness and Having the WfF rules in legislation provides a high level of accountability transparency as all of the criteria and entitlement rates are publicly available. However, one consequence of having the rules in legislation is that they do not always cater to unusual or exceptional circumstances, which can mean in rare cases the law, as written, does not achieve the desired policy outcome. Changes proposed as part of the social policy Business Transformation project aim to introduce some flexibility by allowing the Commissioner limited discretion in how to the law when dealing with unusual or exceptional circumstances. The Generic Tax Policy Process ensures that any changes to the are subject, where possible, to robust public consultation prior to the introduction of any legislative amendment. Child support
Changes proposed as part of the social policy Business Transformation project aim to remove this uncertainty by replacing the income estimate and instead calculating WfF entitlements based on recent, actual income. The amount of child support a person pays or receives will increase or lower (respectively) their income for Working for Families which may then lower or increase (respectively) their WfF entitlements. Efficiency The shared delivery model with MSD has advantages in that it allows beneficiaries to deal only with MSD with regards to their entitlements, but also disadvantages in that it necessitates information shares between the departments as well as complexity for families coming off or going on benefit. The current WfF system generates a high of low value contacts from families trying to estimate their income and dealing with the consequences of incorrect estimates. In 2015–16, 99.3 percent of WfF tax credit payments were made on the first regular payment date following an application. Durability and resilience WfF rates and eligibility rules are contained within the Income Tax Act 2007. The ability the system has to respond to changes in the environment is limited by the legislative process. To date this has not proved to be an impediment as generally information technology system changes require a longer lead in than the normal bill processes allows. Both Inland Revenue's and MSD's transformation programmes aim to provide a more responsive operating systems that can be quickly updated which will allow Government to react faster to environmental changes. Fairness and accountability Having the WfF rules in legislation provides a high level of transparency as all of the criteria and entitlement rates are publicly available. However, one consequence of having the rules in legislation is that they do not always cater to unusual or exceptional circumstances, which can mean in rare cases the law, as written, does not achieve the desired policy outcome. Changes proposed as part of the social policy Business Transformation project aim to introduce some flexibility by allowing the Commissioner limited discretion in how to the law when dealing with unusual or exceptional circumstances. The Generic Tax Policy Process ensures that any changes to the are subject, where possible, to robust public consultation prior to the introduction of any legislative amendment. Child support
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