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ACC weekly compensation and grandparented non-qualified partner included

When a client (with a grandparented non-qualified partner included) gets weekly compensation from ACC, these payments are charged as income.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • income (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • Abatement of veteran's pension section 171 Veterans' Support Act 2014
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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 ...