Methods of payment

When a client receives a New Zealand benefit or pension in Jersey/Guernsey they can choose to have payments made to a New Zealand bank account or to a bank account in Jersey/Guernsey.

Note that if the client applies from Jersey/Guernsey the first payment will be made to the Jersey/Guernsey authorities.

Payments made to a New Zealand bank account are credited fortnightly.

If a client chooses to have payments made to a New Zealand bank account and then transferred to an overseas bank account, the client must pay the cost of the transfer of the funds.

Payments made to a Jersey/Guernsey bank account are credited four weekly.

If a client chooses to have money paid directly to a Jersey/Guernsey bank account, Work and Income meets the cost of the initial transfer of funds.

There are three options for the first payment being made into a Jersey/Guernsey bank account:

• payment can be made to an overseas bank account if the client has provided proof
• the first payment(s) may be made to a New Zealand account until the Jersey/Guernsey bank account details are supplied or
• payment is suspended until details of the Jersey/Guernsey bank account are given to International Services. Once account details are advised, any accumulated arrears will be paid to the Jersey/Guernsey account with the first payment

For more information contact International Services or see:

• Rate payable in Jersey/Guernsey