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Child changes and social obligations

Sometimes a client will have a change in circumstances that may mean the client is no longer required to comply with their social obligations including where:

  • a dependent child changes age and the social obligation that applied for the dependent child in their care is no longer relevant or
  • child leaves care (for example starts to live with another parent or caregiver or goes into the care of Oranga Tamariki)

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted Part 6, subpart 3 Social Security Act 2018
  • Specific obligations: social obligations in relation to dependent children section 128 - 135 Social Security Act 2018
  • Social obligations in relation to dependent children regulation 90 - 92 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Exclusion of sanction if failure is subject of prosecution under Education and Training Act 2020 section 243 Social Security Act 2018
  • Breach of obligation in relation to dependent children: additional steps before notice may be given section 255 Social Security Act 2018
  • Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children section 267 Social Security Act 2018
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Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children is known as "Oranga Tamariki". It came into existence on 1 April 2017, and replaced what was known as "Child, Youth and Family" or CYF.

Its original name, from 1 April 2017 until 18 January 2018, was the "Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki".