Re-assessing previous applications : Contents
Error or omission on the part of the Ministry
These guidelines apply to assistance included in the definition of a benefit.
We have the ability to pay a benefit that should have been paid from an earlier date. This is known as correction power and can be used when:
- a client did not make or did not complete an application for a benefit at an earlier date and
- the reason the client did not make or did not complete an earlier application for a benefit was due to an error or omission on the part of the Ministry of Social Development
Note in all cases the error or omission must have contributed to the client not making or completing an application for a benefit at an earlier time.
For more information on correction power see:
Legislation
- Minister may consent to backdating section 317 Social Security Act 2018
- No consent unless benefit not granted earlier because of error section 318 Social Security Act 2018
