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Social Security Act 2018

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97: Temporary additional support: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

You could also call this:

“You might get less or no extra money if you or your partner do certain things”

If you apply for temporary additional support, the government can refuse, reduce, or cancel your support if they think you or your partner have done certain things. These things include changing your money situation to qualify for support, not trying to lower your costs or increase your income, or not seeking help from other places you might be able to get it. The government can decide not to give you the support, give you less support, lower the support you’re already getting, or stop your support completely if they believe you’ve done any of these things.

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Hardship assistance

97Temporary additional support: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

  1. This section applies in respect of an applicant for temporary additional support if MSD is at any time satisfied that a person who is the applicant, or the applicant’s spouse or partner, has—

  2. arranged that person’s financial affairs in order to qualify for temporary additional support; or
    1. failed to take reasonable steps to reduce that person’s costs or increase that person’s chargeable income; or
      1. failed to take all necessary steps to obtain any assistance towards that person’s essential costs from any other source from which that person may be entitled to assistance.

        1. If this section applies, MSD may—

        2. refuse to grant temporary additional support; or
          1. grant temporary additional support at a reduced rate; or
            1. reduce the rate of temporary additional support already granted; or
              1. cancel any temporary additional support already granted.

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