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At 1 April 2021 - New Zealand Superannuation and Veterans Pension

Below are the Accommodation Supplement entry thresholds and maximum rates, including grandparented non-qualified partner rates, for New Zealand Superannuation and Veterans Pension at 1 April 2021. These are non-taxable, weekly rates.

Category

Entry threshold

Maximum rate

Rent or board

Mortgage

Area 1 limit

Area 2 limit

Area 3 limit

Area 4 limit

Single, living alone (without children)

$109

$131

$165

$105

$80

$70

Single, living alone, 1 child

$137

$165

$235

$155

$105

$80

Single, living alone, 2+ children

$137

$165

$305

$220

$160

$120

Single, sharing accommodation (without children)

$101

$121

$165

$105

$80

$70

Single, sharing accommodation, 1 child

$129

$155

$235

$155

$105

$80

Single, sharing accommodation, 2+ children

$129

$155

$305

$220

$160

$120

Married, civil union or de facto couple, both qualify (without children)

$168

$202

$235

$155

$105

$80

Married, civil union or de facto couple, non-qualified partner included on or after 1 October 1991 (without children)

$160

$192

$235

$155

$105

$80

Married, non-qualified partner included before 1 October 1991 (without children)

$168

$202

$235

$155

$105

$80

Married, civil union or de facto couple, both qualify, 1+ children

$196

$236

$305

$220

$160

$120

Married, civil union or de facto couple, non-qualified partner included on or after 1 October 1991, 1+ children

$188

$226

$305

$220

$160

$120

Married, non-qualified partner included before 1 October 1991, 1+ children

$196

$236

$305

$220

$160

$120

Current rates

For the current rates see:

A grandparented non-qualified partner is any person who was included in a New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension as a non-qualified partner before 9 November 2020 and is still included after 9 November 2020.

Non-qualified partner - before 9 November 2020

A non-qualified partner is the partner of a New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension client who did not qualify for New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension in their own right before ...