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Veterans Pension

When a client from Malta meets all the qualifications for the New Zealand Veteran's Pension except residence, they may qualify under the agreement with Malta.

The agreement allows:

  • periods of contributions in Malta after the age of 20 to be regarded as a period when a person is both resident and present in New Zealand
  • only periods Maltese contributions after the age of 50, can be used to meet the requirement of 5 years of residence and presence in New Zealand after age 50

A Veterans Pension client must be the New Zealand Superannuation qualifying age.

Note when Veterans Pension is granted using the agreement with Malta you will need to add the reciprocal indicator by using the NDTA screen in SWIFTT and entering 16 in the entitlement code field

For more information contact International Services or the Veteran's Pensions Centre or see:

Legislation

  • Totalisation for New Zealand benefits article 6 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Malta) Order 2013
  • Rates of New Zealand superannuation and Veteran's Pensions payable in Malta article 7 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Malta) Order 2013
  • Entitlement to veteran's pension section 161 Veterans' Support Act 2014
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The contact details for International Services are:

From New Zealand 0800 777 227 (free calling within New Zealand only)

From Australia 1800 150 479

From other countries +64 4 978 1180

Email international_services@msd.govt.nz

Postal

International Services
Ministry of Social Development
PO Box 27178
Wellington 6141
New Zealand

Fax 04 918 0159

Note when calling from overseas replace the '+' with the international direct dial prefix for the country you are in.