Payments from overseas : Contents
Review date
A New Zealand benefit or pension should be reviewed from the date a client is granted an overseas benefit or pension, or when the rate of an overseas benefit or pension is increased.
If you are having difficulty obtaining details of the overseas pension grant date you should contact International Services for advice.
Where an overseas benefit or pension is reduced, the New Zealand benefit or pension should be reviewed from the date of the reduction.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Factors reducing benefits: entitlement to overseas pensions part 4 section 187-191 Social Security Act 2018
- Factors affecting benefits part 4 regulations 118-136 Social Security Regulations 2018
- Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted part 6 sections 304-310 Social Security Act 2018
- Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances section 113 Social Security Act 2018
