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Social Security Act 2018

Administration - Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted

309: Termination of winter energy payment

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"When the winter energy payment can be stopped"

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You should know that after a review, MSD (which stands for Ministry of Social Development) can stop your winter energy payment. They can do this using section 75 of the law. This means that if MSD looks at your situation and decides you shouldn't get the payment anymore, they can end it.

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Part 6Administration
Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted

309Termination of winter energy payment

  1. After the review, MSD may terminate a winter energy payment under section 75.