Rates Remission - Organisations Providing Care for the Elderly

Conditions and Criteria

This remission arrangement is available on application on a 3 yearly basis by qualifying organisations which:

• •Are charitable organisation(s). Charitable organisations are organisations (incorporated or not) that carry out charitable activities or exist exclusively for charitable purposes. For an organisation's purposes to be charitable its activities or aims must be for public purposes - the benefit must be available to a large part of the community. In addition, it must not be carried on for the benefit or profit of any individual or group; and

• Provide Rest Home level of care to the Elderly. Rest Home level of care is defined as the provision of ‘everyday living assistance’ to the Elderly who are fully dependent on other people to assist them with everyday life (e.g. to cook, clean, shower, etc); and/or

• Provide Hospital Level Care for the Elderly. Hospital level care is defined as provision of palliative care type facilities, the ability to prescribe medicines as per national health standards and have the requisite number of trained nurses as per national and DHB health standards. 

• For the avoidance of any doubt, a charitable organisation that provides rest home level care and provides low-cost rental housing to elderly residents to assist with funding of rest home operations, may be eligible for remission on the low-cost rental units. To be eligible, the low-cost rental housing for elderly residents must be located on or be contiguous to the rating unit occupied by the rest home.

It is the responsibility of the Organisation to notify Council of any change in circumstance in the interim period between applications.

Extent of remission

Organisations that demonstrate compliance with the criteria will receive a rates remission of 100% of assessed rates EXCLUDING service charges set for Water, Sewerage and Solid Waste Collection. Any organisation opting for a private Solid Waste Collection arrangement will not pay the Solid Waste Collection Rate and would not receive a Collection Service.,

Piopio Retirement Trust Board

In recognition of the unique situation that exists with the Piopio Retirement Village and of the invaluable role it plays within the Piopio community, both now and for in the future, an annual rate remission is available as detailed below.

• A single pumped tank is located at the low point near the entrance to the Village, including connection to the main sewer.

•  The Piopio Retirement Village will receive an annual rates remission of ten service charges for Sewerage and 50% of ten service charges for Solid Waste Collection, Solid Waste Management and Water Supply.

•  Every three years a declaration is required from the Piopio Retirement Village confirming that the status of the Trust has not  changed. It is the responsibility of the Trust to advise Council of any change in circumstance in the interim period between declarations.

• Council retains the right to review and/or withdraw its support to the Piopio Retirement Village at any time should circumstances change.

• The annual remission for the Piopio Retirement Village will form part of Council's total annual rates remission budget and it will be separately funded by way of a Targeted Uniform Annual Charge (TUAC) levied on all rateable units situated within the Piopio Township and the Piopio Wider Benefit Rating Areas.