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Supported Living Payment

When a client from Canada meets all the qualifications for the New Zealand Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability or totally blind) except residence they may qualify under the agreement with Canada.

The agreement with Canada allows Canadian creditable periods to be regarded as residence in New Zealand for a client to meet the period of residence qualification for Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability or totally blind).

The client must meet the New Zealand medical criteria.

The client may also be entitled to a Canadian Pension, which may be directly deducted from the New Zealand Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability or totally blind).

SWIFTT

When Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability or totally blind) is granted using the agreement with Canada you will need to add the reciprocal indicator by using the SDT1A screen in SWIFTT and entering 06 in the entitlement code field.

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Note Supported Living Payment for the care of sick or infirm is not payable under the Canadian Agreement.

Legislation

  • articles II and VI Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Canada) Order 1996
  • Assistance, Supported living payment Part2, subpart 4, section 34-36 Social Security Act 2018
  • Factors reducing benefits: entitlement to overseas pensions section 187-191 Social Security Act 2018
  • Factors affecting benefits regulations 118-136 Social Security Regulations 2018
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'Canadian creditable period' means a period of residence or contributions which can be used to acquire the right to a benefit under the legislation of Canada, and includes a period during which a disability pension is payable under the Canada Pension Plan.

Note that Canadian creditable periods accumulated under the Old Age Security Act which coincide with creditable periods accumulated under the Canadian Pension Plan shall only be taken into account ...

SWIFTT Details weekly benefit (1) Add screen.