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Overseas medical treatment

When a client is receiving assistance for overseas medical treatment from the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - High Cost Treatment Pool, the client can continue to get payment of New Zealand Superannuation for up to 2 years while absent from New Zealand.

Payment can also continue if the partner, dependent child, or sibling of a client is the person who is being assisted under the High Cost Treatment Pool. Payment may also continue for partners and siblings when they are required to accompany the client overseas.

Grandparented non-qualified partner couples

Grandparented couples who are absent from New Zealand under the overseas medical treatment programme will lose their grandparenting if the qualified partner is absent for more than the maximum 2 years. Partners usually accompany the person receiving the treatment which could be either partner of the grandparented couple.

Proof

The client needs to provide proof that Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is assisting with their treatment through the High Cost Treatment Pool.

For the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora criteria see:

Legislation

  • Absences up to 2 years for medical treatment section 23 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
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