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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Specific obligations: work-test obligations

138: Work-test obligations

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“Rules about what you need to do to get some types of financial help”

In New Zealand, there are specific rules called work-test obligations. These rules are explained in sections 140 to 154 of the law. If you want to know what these work-test obligations are, you can look at those sections to find out more details about what you need to do.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Specific obligations: work-test obligations

138Work-test obligations

  1. Sections 140 to 154 set out the work-test obligations.