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Client with part-time work obligations
A client who has been assessed as having part-time work obligations because of the impact of their health condition, injury or disability on their capacity for full-time work generally cannot be absent from New Zealand and continue to receive payment of their benefit, unless they meet the criteria for approved travel.
For more information see:
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
