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Ministry of Social Development debt repayments
When a client has a Ministry of Social Development debt, this can be recovered by regular deductions from their current benefit.
Note Income Related Rent historical Housing New Zealand debt should be given equal priority to Ministry of Social Development debt.
For more information see:
- Current client debt Negotiating repayment of debt
Legislation
- Debts and deductions section 353-358 Social Security Act 2018
- MSD's duty to recover debts section 362 Social Security Act 2018
- Duty unaffected by law on mistaken payments section 363 Social Security Act 2018
- Recovery of debt regulations 207-215 Social Security Regulations 2018
