Social obligations recompliance (13-week non-entitlement period)
If a client or partner fails their obligations for a third time, their benefit is reduced or cancelled. For the client or partner to increase their benefit they must undertake a 6 week recompliance activity or programme of activities and reapply for a benefit.
If the third obligation failure is a social obligation failure, the standard 6 week recompliance activities may not be appropriate as some partners do not have work obligations and cannot work or be in training for a period of 6 weeks.
In this situation, a programme of short-term approved activities may be more appropriate for the client.
Example 1
Short term approved activities to consider for an Emergency Benefit partner with part-time work obligations and social obligations, where the third failure was a social obligations failure.
Week 1 | Take reasonable steps to talk to providers of appropriate recognised early childhood education programme |
Week 2 | Take reasonable steps to enrol their child in a recognised early childhood education programmes |
Week 3 | CV seminar |
Week 4 | Attend presentation seminar approved by Work and Income |
Week 5 | Attend a local parenting programme that provides support for families |
Week 6 | Meet with case manager to talk about what reasonable steps have been taken to enrol the child in a recognised early childhood education programme and discuss how the other activities went |
Note a programme of suitable activities for a client with part-time work obligations should be:
- for no more than 20 hours each week
Example 2
Example of short term approved activities to consider for an Emergency Benefit client with social obligations, where the third failure was a social obligations failure.
Week 1 | Make contact with the local Family Start whanau worker and arrange a meeting with them |
Week 2 | Family Start whanau worker visit |
Week 3 | Contact a Well Child/Tamariki provider and arrange a visit |
Week 4 | Contact the local medical centre to ensure the children are enrolled in primary health care |
Week 5 | Talk to appropriate providers of recognised early childhood education programmes Well Child/Tamariki Ora provider visit |
Week 6 | Meet with a case manager about what steps have been taken |
