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Social Security Act 2018

Enforcement: sanctions and offences - Sanctions for breach of obligations other than young person or young parent obligations - Miscellaneous

267: Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children

You could also call this:

“Help for parents who haven't followed rules about caring for their children”

If you have not followed the rules about looking after your dependent children, you might get in trouble. This is called a sanction. If this happens, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) might decide to give you extra help.

The MSD can tell you that they want to give you more support. This means they will work more closely with you to help you follow the rules.

If the MSD tells you they want to give you more support, you need to do what they ask. This might mean going to meetings with someone who works for the MSD or someone they have chosen. You need to go to these meetings and take part in them when the MSD says you should.

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Part 5 Enforcement: sanctions and offences
Sanctions for breach of obligations other than young person or young parent obligations: Miscellaneous

267Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children

  1. This section applies if a sanction has been imposed on a person (P) for failure to comply with an obligation in relation to dependent children.

  2. MSD may give P a notice that MSD is to intensify its case management support for P.

  3. If MSD has given P a notice under subsection (2), P must, as reasonably required by MSD, attend and participate in any interview with an MSD employee or a person on behalf of MSD.

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