Reciprocal Jersey Guernsey : Contents
Change in income
When a client is getting one of the following New Zealand benefits paid in Jersey/Guernsey it will still be income tested and the client will need to advise when there is any change in their income:
- Sole Parent Support for widows and widowers
- Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability, or totally blind)
Clients must provide details of all income they get in Jersey/Guernsey or New Zealand.
This includes any Child Support payments they get from Inland Revenue.
Exception
Jersey/Guernsey benefits or pensions are not taken into account.
Mandatory Reviews
Clients getting a benefit in Jersey/Guernsey will need to complete a Mandatory Review 52 weeks from when the payment in Jersey/Guernsey commenced, and 52 weeks from when the client's last Mandatory Review was completed.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances section 113 Social Security Act 2018
- Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted Part 6, Subpart 3, section 304-310 Social Security Act 2018
- Winter energy payment: termination on review section 75 Social Security Act 2018
- Payment of New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension in Jersey or Guernsey article 9 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Jersey/Guernsey) Order 1995
- Payment of New Zealand Sole Parent Support for widows and widowers and Supported Living Payment in Jersey or Guernsey article 10 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Jersey/Guernsey) Order 1995
