Jobseeker Support : Contents
Client obtains employment overseas
Where the client:
- is successful in their job prospect or job search overseas and
- they are not returning to New Zealand
the Jobseeker Support should be cancelled from the day after the notice of job appointment.
If the client returns to New Zealand for the period between getting the job and actually starting employment, the Jobseeker Support can be continued until they leave the country. The benefit must be cancelled from the day after they leave New Zealand to commence the job.
Legislation
- Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand section 114 Social Security Act 2018
- General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand section 219 Social Security Act 2018
- Factors affecting benefits: absence from New Zealand Part 4, subpart 6 Social Security Regulations 2018
- General limitation on receiving benefit: persons unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand and persons holding temporary entry class visa section 19 Social Security Act 2018
- Refugee or protected person status section 205 Social Security Act 2018
