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	Factors affecting benefit: person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand
204	MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand	119
	Factors affecting benefit: refugee or protected person status
205	Refugee or protected person status	119
	Factors affecting benefit: hospitalisation
206	Hospitalisation	120
207	Benefit of spouse or partner increased after 13th week of hospitalisation	120
	Factors affecting benefit: alcohol and drug treatment
208	Beneficiary resident in institution for treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction	121
	Factors affecting benefit: issue of warrant for beneficiary’s arrest
209	Benefit not payable to person who is subject to warrant of arrest	121
210	Beneficiary and offence defined for section 209	122
211	MSD must give beneficiary notice of unresolved warrant	122
212	Requirements for unresolved warrant notice	122
213	Immediate suspension of benefit at request of New Zealand Police	122
214	Beneficiary and offence defined for section 213	123
215	MSD must give beneficiary notice of immediate suspension	123
216	Effect of non-payment or suspension of benefit	123
	Factors affecting benefit: custody in prison or on remand
217	Benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand	124
218	Exceptions to rule that benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand	124
	Factors affecting benefit: absence from New Zealand
219	General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand	125
220	Special absence rule: winter energy payment	125
	Factors affecting benefit: additional dependent child
221	Purpose of sections 222 to 224	126
222	Additional dependent child must not be taken into account in certain cases	126
223	Extended application of additional dependent child rules	127
224	Limited application of additional dependent child rules	127
	Factors affecting benefit: voluntary unemployment or loss of employment through misconduct, etc
225	Basic rule: no work-tested benefit for 13 weeks after leaving employment or scheme or loss of employment due to misconduct	128