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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Miscellaneous

182: Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas

You could also call this:

“Your benefit rules are paused if MSD lets you keep getting money while overseas”

If you receive a benefit and MSD (Ministry of Social Development) allows you to keep getting it while you’re overseas, you don’t have to follow your usual work or training rules during that time. MSD can decide to do this based on special rules. While you’re away and still getting your benefit, you don’t need to do the things you normally would to keep your benefit, like looking for work or attending courses.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Miscellaneous

182Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas

  1. This section applies if MSD has exercised its discretion under any regulations made under section 436 to pay a benefit to a person (P) for a period of absence by P from New Zealand.

  2. During the period of absence for which the benefit is paid, P is not required to comply with his or her work-test or work-preparation obligations or young person or young parent obligations.