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When grandparenting ends

Couples getting the New Zealand Superannuation grandparented non-qualified partner rate on or after 9 November 2020 will no longer qualify for the grandparented rate in any of the following situations:

  • the non-qualified partner starts getting New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension in their own right
  • the qualified partner chooses not to continue getting the grandparented non-qualified partner rate
  • the qualified partner, with or without the non-qualified partner, is absent from New Zealand and no longer qualifies for New Zealand Superannuation on or after 9 November 2020
  • the qualified partner is in custody, in prison or on remand on or after 9 November 2020 and does not qualify for ongoing payments of New Zealand Superannuation for the period of imprisonment

Once the grandparented non-qualified partner rate ends, the qualifying partner cannot include a non-qualifying partner again.

Note a client getting the New Zealand Superannuation grandparented non-qualified partner rate can transfer to Veteran's Pension if they qualify and include their grandparented non-qualified partner in their Veteran's Pension payments.

Client does not respond to Mandatory Review and New Zealand Superannuation is cancelled

If a couple's New Zealand Superannuation (with grandparented non-qualified partner included) is cancelled because the client did not respond to the Mandatory Review, the non-qualified partner can be re-included as a grandparented non-qualified partner if the qualifying partner reapplies for New Zealand Superannuation.

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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 ...