Recomplying more than one failure
When more than one obligation failure has been initiated for a client on the same day, to increase, resume or continue getting their full benefit the client needs to successfully dispute or recomply to all the failures.
If the client disputes or recomplies with one obligation, the sanction may still be imposed due to the other obligation failures not being successfully disputed or recomplied.
Client already has a failure in-progress or a sanction imposed
Once failures have been initiated, and the notice letter has been sent, any further failures cannot be initiated until each failure:
- has been recomplied with
- has been successfully disputed because the client provided a good and sufficient reason or reasons or
- is overturned (following a dispute)
These further failures will not be included in the 24 month count and the client cannot be required to recomply.
For more information see:
Legislation
- How person recomplies after failure to comply with obligation sections 261-263 Social Security Act 2018
- Effect of no longer being subject to work-test or young person obligations sections 320-322 Social Security Act 2018
