Full or partial exemptions

Full and partial exemptions are temporary.

A young person may be granted a full or partial exemption from meeting some or all of their activity obligations with a recommendation from their service provider or Ministry of Social Development 'in-house' service.

The YSSU will make the decision to decline or approve any exemption.

Before you grant an exemption, check if the exemption reason is full or partial, (or both).

A full exemption means the young person is exempt from all activities that are part of their obligations. They may be granted a full exemption if they are unable to meet any of their activity obligations.

A young person who has a full exemption from their activity obligations may still be required to attend an interview to discuss their circumstances and when it might be appropriate for them to start to plan towards a return to education, training or work-based learning.

The young person can be granted a partial exemption from their activities when they can participate in some, but not all, of their activity obligations.

For example, a young person granted a partial exemption from education, training or work-based learning, may still be required to:

• attend a budgeting programme
• attend a parenting programme and undertake other parenting activities and
• meet with their service provider or Ministry 'in-house' service

Each exemption has a maximum duration. The period the exemption is granted for depends on the young person's circumstances.

At the time of granting the exemption the young person should be:

• advised of the temporary nature of the exemption and
• if appropriate, a date scheduled to review the exemption

At the review you should discuss the young person's circumstances and consider whether it is appropriate to extend the exemption for a further period. You can ask the young person to provide proof that their exemption should be extended.

Note the period of an exemption for a young person due to a health condition, injury or disability is based on the next reassessment date recorded by the health practitioner's recommendation in the medical certificate.