Find out if you can get NZ Super or Veteran's Pension

Answer the following questions to check if you may meet the criteria for NZ Super or Veteran's Pension.

  • living in a country that NZ has a Social Security Agreement (SSA) with, and/or
  • contributing to an SSA country's pension scheme.

If so, you may be able to use this time to meet the residence criteria as well. There are only certain SSA countries you can use to do this.

Otherwise you may not qualify for NZ Super or Veteran's Pension.

Have you lived in, or contributed to the pension scheme of, one of the following SSA countries?

SSA countries you can use are:

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Malta and the Netherlands.