Social Security Act 2018

Introduction

You could also call this:

"Help for People Who Need Financial Support"

This Act is meant to help people in different ways. You can get financial and other support to help you and your family when you are not working. This support can also help you find a job or keep the one you have.

The Act also helps people who cannot work because they are sick, injured, or have disabilities, or because they are taking care of someone. In some cases, you can get financial support to help you when you are struggling.

When you get financial support, it is taken into account that you should use your own resources first, and that you might be getting other financial help from publicly funded sources. The Act also wants to encourage young people to stay in education, training, and employment, rather than relying on financial support.

You might have to meet certain requirements if you are getting financial support, such as looking for work or taking care of your children's education and health. Young people who get financial support might have to meet requirements like staying in school, managing their budget, and being good parents.

The Act is linked to other laws, such as s 1A and s 23, which you can read to learn more about how it works.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6783102.


Highlights from this law




Next

1: Title, or

"This law is called the Social Security Act 2018"

Social Security Act 2018

Reprint as at:
2025-07-01
Assent:
2018-09-28
Commencement:
see section 2

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.