Section 121 — Social Security Act 2018: Persons subject to work-preparation obligations
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121 Persons subject to work-preparation obligations The following persons must comply with section 124 and may be required to do any of the things set out in section 125 : (a) a person who receives sole parent support and whose youngest dependent child is under the age of 3 years: (b) a person who would receive sole parent support but has a dependent child under 12 months old and receives jobseeker support instead solely because that child is an additional dependent child (as defined in section 222 ): (c) a person who is a work-tested beneficiary and who has been granted under regulations made under section 431 a deferral of that person’s work-test obligations: (d) a person who— (i) is the spouse or partner of a person who— (A) receives an emergency benefit or jobseeker support paid at a work-test couple rate; and (B) has a youngest dependent child aged under 3 years; and (ii) is not the spouse or partner of a young person to whom section 166 or 167 applies: (e) the spouse or partner of a person who— (i) receives a supported living payment on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness; and (ii) has a youngest dependent child aged under 3 years: (f) a person under the age of 65 granted an emergency benefit under section 17(2)(c) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Act 2001. Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 20E(a) , 40G(1), (2)(a) , 60Q(1), (1A) , 88G(a) , 61A(1)
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