Dealing with Work and Income Trouble with Work and Income: Penalties, investigations and overpayments Information sharing and matching between Work and Income and other government agencies Social Security Act 2018, s 6, Sched 2, Sched 6, cl 13, cl 14, cl 15…
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Dealing with Work and Income Being accused of benefit fraud: Work and Income investigations When will Work and Income investigate a beneficiary? The Fraud Investigations team at Work and Income investigates accusations that beneficiaries may have received income support that they’re not…
Dealing with Work and Income Trouble with Work and Income: Penalties, investigations and overpayments Overpayments: When you’re paid too much by mistake What will happen if Work and Income have overpaid me? If Work and Income overpaid your income support, you’ll generally…
Dealing with Work and Income Trouble with Work and Income: Penalties, investigations, and overpayments Underpayments: When you’re not paid your full entitlement Social Security Act 2018, s 318, s 298, 304-306 Social Security Regulations 2018, r 172 Case: [2013] NZHC 3418 (HC) If…
Dealing with Work and Income Challenging Work and Income decisions: Reviews and appeals What kinds of Work and Income decisions can I challenge? Social Security Act 2018, ss 391–399, Sched 7 Work and Income make hundreds of decisions a week, and not…
Challenging Work and Income decisions: Reviews and appeals Complaining to the Ombudsman about benefit decisions Can I complain to an Ombudsman about a decision from Work and Income? Ombudsmen Act 1975, s 13 The Ombudsman investigate complaints from members of the public…
Dealing with Work and Income Challenging Work and Income decisions: Reviews and Appeals Going to a Benefit Review Committee What’s a Benefit Review Committee? Social Security Act 2018, ss 391–394, Sched 7 Benefit Review Committees can review all decisions made by Work…
Dealing with Work and Income Challenging Work and Income decisions: Reviews and Appeals Challenging medical assessments: Going to a Medical Appeal Board What decisions are reviewed by a Medical Appeal Board? Social Security Act 2018, ss 411–415 Any decisions that involve medical…
Dealing with Work and Income Challenging Work and Income Decisions: Reviews and Appeals Right of appeal to independent Tribunal: Going to the Social Security Appeal Authority Social Security Act 2018, ss 395–403, 407, 451 If you disagree with the decision of the…
Where to go for more support Community Law Your local Community Law Centre can provide you with free initial legal advice. Find your local Community Law Centre online: www.communitylaw.org.nz/our-law-centres Ministry of Social Development – Work and Income (WINZ) See Work and Income’s…
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