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Social Security Act 2018

Administration - Payment of benefits, tax on benefits, debts and deductions - Payment of benefits

338: Weekly instalments

You could also call this:

“How often you get your benefit money”

You can get your benefit paid to you in instalments. These instalments cover a certain number of weeks. MSD (Ministry of Social Development) decides how many weeks each instalment covers.

MSD also decides when you get paid. You might get paid on one day in the month, or on several different days.

If you get a main benefit or the winter energy payment, it’s paid for every day of the week, including weekends.

There are some special rules for the winter energy payment and for some young people. The winter energy payment has its own rules about how it’s paid. Some young people might have their payments managed in a special way.

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Part 6 Administration
Payment of benefits, tax on benefits, debts and deductions: Payment of benefits

338Weekly instalments

  1. A benefit is payable in instalments of a number of weeks’ benefit.

  2. The number of weeks’ benefit is as determined from time to time by MSD.

  3. The instalments are payable on 1 or more days or dates in the month.

  4. The 1 or more days or dates in the month is or are as determined from time to time by MSD.

  5. A main benefit under this Act and the winter energy payment are payable in respect of a 7-day week.

  6. This section is subject to section 74 (winter energy payment: instalments, rates, and payment) and section 341 (required manner of payment: money management for certain payments to young people).

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