Obligations

Clients must:

• advise of any changes in circumstances that affect their entitlement or rate of benefit payable
• meet all their work obligations
• if required, meet their work preparation obligations
• if they have dependent children, take all reasonable steps to meet social obligations that apply for each dependent child in their care
• if required, undertake and pass a pre-employment or pre-course drug test
• if required, participate in a Work Ability Assessment
• if required, work with a contracted service provider
• advise MSD if they are intending to travel overseas, before they leave New Zealand

Note clients who met the Parental Assistance Test to qualify for Jobseeker Support must also advise MSD of any change in a parent's circumstances that affects their entitlement.

Some young partners of clients getting Jobseeker Support have youth activity obligations instead of work or work preparation obligations. This applies when they are:

• aged 16 to 17 years old without dependent children or
• aged 16 to 19 years old with a dependent child and
• married to, or in a civil union or de facto relationship with a person getting Jobseeker Support

Note social obligations do not apply to young partners as some of their youth activity obligations are like social obligations.