Social Security Act 2018 (Version 56)/Section 39

39Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity: encouraging open employment

(1)The purpose of this section is to encourage specified recipients of a supported living payment to undertake open employment in order to establish whether they can sustain that employment and cease receiving that benefit.

(2)This section applies to a person (P) who—

(a)is receiving a supported living payment granted on the ground of permanent and severe restriction of capacity for work; but

(b)is with MSD’s agreement undertaking open employment for a period agreed with MSD in order to establish whether P can sustain open employment.

(3)The period of open employment agreed with MSD must not exceed 26 weeks (even if that employment is, or is expected to be, for a period that is longer than the agreed period).

(4)P does not lose P’s entitlement to a supported living payment by reason only of working 15 or more hours a week in open employment during the agreed period.

Compare: 1964 No 136 s 40K