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New Zealand benefits and pensions

New Zealand benefits included in the agreement with Korea are:

  • New Zealand Superannuation and
  • Veteran's Pension

The agreement does not include coverage for any other main benefits, funeral grants, or extra help assistance.

This means totalisation of periods of contributions in Korea cannot be used to meet residence qualifications for a New Zealand benefit eg Jobseeker Support.

Note New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pension paid in Korea does not include payments for grandparented non-qualified partners.

For more information see:

Working age residence

Legislation

  • Definitions article 1 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Republic of Korea) Order 2021
  • Applicable Legislation article 2 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Republic of Korea) Order 2021
  • Totalisation for New Zealand benefits article 6 Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Republic of Korea) Order 2021
  • Residential qualification for New Zealand superannuation section 8 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
  • Entitlement to veteran's pension section 161 Veterans' Support Act 2014
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A grandparented non-qualified partner is any person who was included in a New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension as a non-qualified partner before 9 November 2020 and is still included after 9 November 2020.

Non-qualified partner - before 9 November 2020

A non-qualified partner is the partner of a New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension client who did not qualify for New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension in their own right before ...