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Social Security Act 2018

Factors affecting benefits - Factors affecting benefits - Factors affecting benefit: voluntary unemployment or loss of employment through misconduct, etc

227: What happens if basic rule applies

You could also call this:

"What happens to your benefit if the basic rule applies to you?"

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If the basic rule applies to you, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) must cancel your benefit if it has already been granted. MSD must not grant you the benefit in any other case. You are not entitled to the cancelled benefit or a work-tested benefit for 13 weeks. However, MSD may decide not to apply this rule under section 228. This rule does not apply if certain other sections of the law apply, including sections 246 to 248, section 320, section 323, and section 324.

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Part 4Factors affecting benefits
Factors affecting benefits: Factors affecting benefit: voluntary unemployment or loss of employment through misconduct, etc

227What happens if basic rule applies

  1. If the basic rule applies to a person (P),—

  2. MSD must cancel the benefit (if granted); and
    1. must not grant P the benefit in any other case; and
      1. P is not entitled, during the 13-week period, to the cancelled benefit or a work-tested benefit.

        1. However, under section 228, MSD may decide not to apply subsection (1).

        2. Subsection (1) is subject to sections 246 to 248, 320, 323, and 324.

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