Emergency Maintenance Allowance : Contents
Good and sufficient reason for not meeting work ability assessment obligation
Good and sufficient reasons for not meeting work ability assessment obligations include (but are not limited to) when a client is:
- in hospital
- experiencing an acute mental health episode
Note if a client refuses to complete a Self-Assessment or a Work Ability Assessment, and they do not have a good and sufficient reason, they have an obligations failure.
Legislation
- Person who fails to comply with requirement to undergo work ability assessment is subject to sanction section 119 Social Security Act 2018
