Section 170 — Social Security Act 2018: Obligation to work with contracted service providers

170 Obligation to work with contracted service providers (1) This section applies to a person ( P ) who receives 1 of the following benefits, whether in P’s own right or on behalf of P’s spouse or partner: (a) jobseeker support: (b) sole parent support: (c) a supported living payment: (d) an emergency benefit. (2) P must, when required by MSD,— (a) attend and participate in any interview with a contracted service provider specified by MSD: (b) attend and participate in any assessment of P undertaken on behalf of MSD by a contracted service provider specified by MSD: (c) co-operate with a contracted service provider specified by MSD in facilitating the provision of the services that the provider has been contracted to provide in relation to P’s obligations under all or any of the following: (i) conditions of an emergency benefit that MSD imposes or determines under section 63(5) : (ii) work-preparation obligations ( see sections 124 and 125 ): (iii) obligations in relation to dependent children ( see sections 131 to 135 ): (iv) work-test obligations ( see sections 144 and 146 ): (d) report to a contracted service provider specified by MSD on P’s compliance with P’s obligations under this Act as often as, and in the manner that, the provider reasonably requires. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 60GAG(1)