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Payments

Payments to a New Zealand bank account are paid on the same day as all New Zealand Superannuation or Veterans Pension payments.

Clients wanting their payments made to an overseas bank account are paid every 4 weeks.

In general, payment must be made directly to the client. However, where there is good cause, the client's benefit can be paid to another person.

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Grandparented non-qualified partner's payments are cancelled from the payday after the qualified partner leaves New Zealand.

Legislation

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 ...