Sole Parent Support for widows and widowers
Under the agreement with the Republic of Ireland a client may qualify for a New Zealand Sole Parent Support as a widow and widower if they meet all the qualifications.
Under the agreement:
- dependent children born in Ireland can be accepted as being born in New Zealand
- a widow or widower's periods of contributions to the Irish insurance scheme to be regarded as residence in New Zealand for a client to meet the period of residence qualification for Widows Benefit
a widow can use their own or their last deceased spouse or civil union partner's periods of contributions to the Irish insurance scheme as periods of New Zealand residence to meet the residence criteria.
- the client may also be entitled to an Irish benefit or pension, which may be directly deducted from the New Zealand Sole Parent Support
SWIFTT
When Sole Parent Support for widows and widowers is granted using the agreement with Ireland you will need to add the reciprocal indicator by using the SDT1A screen in SWIFTT and entering 07 in the entitlement code field.
Care and protection concerns
If MSD believes any child has been, or is likely to be harmed (physically, emotionally or sexually), ill-treated, abused, neglected, deprived or MSD has concerns about the wellbeing of the child, the case must be referred to Oranga Tamariki.
For more information
Contact International Services or see:
- Sole Parent Support Residence
- Main benefit Sole Parent Support
- Applications for payment in Ireland with entitlements before 15 July 2013
- Irish benefits and pensions in New Zealand
- New Zealand benefits and pensions in Ireland
- Sole Parent Support widows and widowers going to or residing in Ireland
- Care and protection concerns for a child or young person
Legislation
- Benefit of person affected by receipt of overseas pension is reduced by amount of overseas pension regulation 119 Social Security Regulations 2018
- Legislative Scope article 2 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1993
- Totalisation in Relation to New Zealand Benefits article 7 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1993
