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When a client is receiving a deductible Australian pension that exceeds the New Zealand main benefit rate, the excess amount will be directly deducted from any Accommodation Supplement the client receives.

You will need to calculate the amount that the client would be entitled to receive by way of a New Zealand benefit or pension and the rate of Accommodation Supplement that would be payable alongside that benefit or pension. The Australian pension should be deducted from the total New Zealand benefit and Accommodation Supplement, and the balance will be the actual rate of Accommodation Supplement payable.

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• Payments from Overseas Accommodation Supplement examples

When a client is receiving a deductible Australian pension that is considered to be in the nature of a disability allowance, it will be directly deducted from any New Zealand Disability Allowance, before it is able to be deducted from any other New Zealand benefit.

The Disability Support Pension is not in the nature of a Disability Allowance.