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StatuteSocial Security Act 2018

Section 229 — Social Security Act 2018: Interpretation

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229 Interpretation For the purposes of this section and sections 225 to 228 ,— basic rule means the rule set out in section 225 benefit means a work-tested benefit employment ,— (a) in the case of an applicant for a work-tested benefit, means— (i) full-time employment; or (ii) part-time employment if MSD is satisfied that, for a period of not less than 13 weeks preceding the termination of the employment, the income from that employment was sufficient to maintain the person; and (b) in the case of a part-time work-tested beneficiary, means regular part-time work; and (c) in the case of any other work-tested beneficiary, means full-time employment; but (d) does not include redundancy scheme means a Government-assisted scheme that MSD considers analogous to a benefit. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 60H(1)

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