New Zealand Superannuation clients going to or residing in Ireland

Under the agreement with the Republic of Ireland clients can be paid New Zealand Superannuation when they are living in Ireland.

Clients can apply for New Zealand Superannuation to be paid in Ireland before their departure from New Zealand or from Ireland.

To get New Zealand Superannuation paid in Ireland, a client must:

• be entitled to or getting New Zealand Superannuation
• be ordinarily resident and present in Ireland or New Zealand when they apply for payment overseas
• have the intention of remaining ordinarily resident in Ireland for more than 26 weeks and
• have had at least 12 months continuous residence in New Zealand since the age of 20

The client can use their periods of insurance contributions in Ireland to meet the residence qualification for New Zealand Superannuation.

If a client leaves New Zealand intending to live in Ireland for 26 weeks or more, they have up to 26 weeks to take up residence in Ireland. Clients may go to other countries before they get to Ireland, but they must arrive in Ireland within 26 weeks from the date they left New Zealand to be considered ordinarily resident in Ireland on the date they left New Zealand.

Example

A client may want to have a three-month holiday in the United Kingdom before taking up residence in Ireland. In this example, the client would be considered ordinarily resident in Ireland for the purposes of deciding their application for payment of Supported Living Payment in Ireland.

Clients getting New Zealand Superannuation in Ireland will need to complete a Mandatory Review 52 weeks from when the payment commenced, and 52 weeks from when the client's last Mandatory Review was completed.

For more information contact International Services.