Orphans Benefit and Unsupported Childs Benefit : Contents
Obligation to advise of departure from New Zealand
All caregivers getting Orphan's Benefit or Unsupported Child's Benefit must tell MSD before they leave New Zealand.
If a caregiver does not tell MSD before they and/or the child (that Orphan's Benefit or Unsupported Child's Benefit is paid for) go overseas, their benefit payments will stop from the day after they leave New Zealand.
Does not advise of departure
MSD has an Approved Information Sharing Agreement with New Zealand Customs Service that identifies clients who have left New Zealand if they are getting a benefit.
MSD uses this information to stop a caregiver's Orphan's Benefit or Unsupported Child's Benefit if they have not advised of their or the child's intended departure before leaving New Zealand.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand section 114 Social Security Act 2018
- General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand section 219 Social Security Act 2018
- Factors affecting benefits: absence from New Zealand clause 108(f), part 4 Social Security Regulations 2018
