Young Parent Payment : Contents
Client with youth activity obligations
A client receiving Young Parent Payment cannot continue to receive their payment when they temporarily leave New Zealand unless they meet the criteria for approved travel.
Where they meet the criteria for approved travel they can continue to receive their payment for a period of up to 28 days in any 52 week period if:
- the benefit would continue to be paid except for them having left New Zealand
- the absences do not affect the client's eligibility for the benefit
- they have notified Work and Income of their intention to temporarily leave New Zealand
For more information see:
Legislation
- Effect of absence of beneficiary 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
- Subpart 6—Factors affecting benefits: absence from New Zealand Part 4, subpart 6 Social Security Regulations 2018
