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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Specific obligations: work preparation

120: Work-preparation obligations

You could also call this:

“Getting ready for work while receiving benefits”

Your work-preparation obligations are explained in sections 121 to 126. These obligations are meant to help you if you receive benefits. They aim to help you move into long-term jobs when you are able to, considering your parenting duties and personal situation. These obligations also give you chances to improve your skills and get ready for work. The goal is to make life better for you and your children, both socially and financially.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Specific obligations: work preparation

120Work-preparation obligations

  1. Sections 121 to 126 set out a person’s work-preparation obligations.

  2. Those obligations are intended—

  3. to facilitate the movement into ongoing employment (as their parenting responsibilities and individual circumstances allow) of beneficiaries to whom those obligations apply; and
    1. to provide opportunities for them to improve their capabilities and preparation for employment; and
      1. to improve social and economic outcomes for them and their dependent children.

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