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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Specific obligations: work preparation

123: Persons subject to work-preparation obligations if sufficient capacity to comply

You could also call this:

“Work preparation tasks for some people getting supported living payments”

You might receive a supported living payment if you have a restricted work capacity, are totally blind, or are caring for another person. Even if you get this payment, you might still need to do some work preparation activities if Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) thinks you can.

WINZ might ask you to come to a meeting to talk about whether you can do some work preparation activities. These activities are things that help you get ready for work, but they’re not the same as actually working.

If WINZ decides you can do some work preparation activities, they will tell you what you need to do. These activities are explained in another part of the law called section 125.

Remember, WINZ will look at your situation and decide what you can do. They won’t ask you to do anything they think is too hard for you.

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

123Persons subject to work-preparation obligations if sufficient capacity to comply

  1. The following persons are not required to comply with section 124 but may be required to do any of the things set out in section 125 if MSD decides that the person is capable of complying with the obligation in question:

  2. a person who receives a benefit under section 34 (supported living payment on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness):
    1. a person who receives a benefit under section 40 (supported living payment on the ground of caring for another person).

      1. A person referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) may be required to attend and participate in an interview with an MSD employee or a person on behalf of MSD for the purpose of helping MSD decide whether the person is capable of complying with any of the work-preparation obligations set out in section 125.

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