What to provide when you apply for New Zealand Superannuation

If you apply online, we'll issue you an application number when you submit your online form. Make a note of this.

You need to provide 2 government-issued identity documents (ID).

If you don't have 2, then you can provide:

• 1 government-issued ID e.g. your driver's license, passport, or birth certificate, and
• 1 other document that proves your identity.

If you’ve had a benefit before and have already provided government-issued ID (that's current or no more than 2 years expired), you don’t need to do this again.

If this is your first time applying for a benefit or ongoing payment, you need to bring your original government-issued identity (ID) document into a service centre so we can check it. Checking ID in person helps us make sure we give support to the right person and protect your identity. Find out more here.

Government issued ID

You need to provide 2 of the following that shows your full legal name and date of birth.

Documents must be current, or no more than 2 years expired.

Other documents that prove your identity

Examples:

• education organisation documents e.g. school leaving certificate
• letter from Inland Revenue
• marriage certificate
• Kiwi Access card (18+).

Other documents that prove your identity, but should be less than 6 months old:

• bank document
• document from a health practitioner
• doctor's bill
• employment letter or payslip
• insurance policy
• hire purchase agreement
• phone or power bill
• rates notice
• tax assessment
• mortgage papers
• telecommunications account
• tenancy agreement
• insurance document
• letter from a prominent community member.

To process your application, you need to provide the following:

• evidence of your bank account, for example a bank statement or screenshot of your online banking showing your name, account number and the bank's logo
• details of any overseas pension that you get or qualify for, including documents from the pension provider that show:
  • the regular current rate in overseas currency
  • any rate changes that may impact your overseas pension amount.

If you can't provide the details of your overseas pension when you apply, you can give us an estimate and provide the documents later.

If you have a partner and they're not getting any payments from us, you'll also need to provide details of any overseas pensions they get.

You can upload these documents in MyMSD as part of your application. MyMSD will tell you how to do this and what types of documents you can upload.

If you're also applying for any other payments, eg Accommodation Supplement or Disability Allowance, there will be other documents we'll ask you to provide. It depends what other payments you're applying for. Your partner will have to provide these documents as well.

To confirm your:	You need to provide:
Income and assets	Evidence of any income (before tax) for the last 52 weeks from: wages holiday pay business accounts trust documents any other income assets and their values.
Outgoings (including housing costs)	Details of: your rent, mortgage or other accommodation costs (eg tenancy agreement) hire purchase you're currently paying other regular outgoings (eg, because of a disability or health condition).

If you have disability-related expenses, your health practitioner will need to complete a Disability Certificate.