Veterans' Support Act Rates and Land Notices




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 32 — 26 MARCH 2015

Annual Rate ($)

Children’s Bursary (Orphans and Children of Veteran’s Pension)

  • Full Time Year 9–13 910.37
  • Full-time Tertiary 1,080.26
  • Part-time Tertiary 455.13

Children’s Bursary (Other Children)

  • Full Time Year 9–13 455.15
  • Full-time Tertiary 540.10
  • Part-time Tertiary 227.56

Retirement Lump Sum 33,250.80

  • Asset Threshold for Couple (excluding house or vehicle) 302,280.00
  • Asset Threshold for Single or Couple (including house or vehicle) 503,800.00

Motor Vehicle Grant

  • Total Lower Body Impairment 18,675.49
  • Severe Lower Body Impairment 8,404.52

Motor Vehicle Fitting Grant 3,015.30

Funeral Expenses

  • Transportation of body within same locality 2,455.42
  • Transportation of body to a different locality 1,306.63

Veteran’s Pension

Pension type Net weekly rate ($) (after tax at “M”) Net weekly rate ($) (after tax at “S”) Gross weekly rate ($)
Standard rates
Single, living alone 374.53 355.68 431.10
Single, sharing 345.72 326.87 396.17
Married, civil union, or de facto couple, both qualify (total) 576.20 538.50 652.60
Married, civil union, or de facto couple, both qualify (each) 288.10 269.25 326.30
Married, civil union, or de facto couple, with non-qualified spouse included (total) 547.64 509.94 618.08
Married, civil union, or de facto couple, with non-qualified spouse included (each) 273.82 254.97 309.04

| Non-standard rates | | | |
| Married couple, with non-qualified spouse included before 1 October 1991 (total) | 576.20 | 538.50 | 652.60 |
| Married couple, with non-qualified spouse included before 1 October 1991 (each) | 288.10 | 269.25 | 326.30 |
| Qualified partner in rest home with non-qualified partner in the community | 262.64 | 243.79 | 295.41 |
| Hospital rate* | 43.45 | N/A | 48.49 |

*This rate is always taxed at “M”.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of March 2015.

J. COUCHMAN, General Manager of Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand.

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Land Notices

Land Acquired for a Public School—Ahau Street, Moana, Grey District

Pursuant to section 20 of the Public Works Act 1981, and to a delegation from the Minister for Land Information,

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🛡️ New Rates for Entitlements Under the Veterans' Support Act 2014 (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
18 March 2015
Veterans' Support Act 2014, Entitlement Rates, War Disablement Pensions, Weekly Rates, Annual Rates
  • J. Couchman, General Manager of Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand

🗺️ Land Acquired for a Public School—Ahau Street, Moana, Grey District

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Public Works Act 1981, Land Acquisition, Public School, Ahau Street, Moana, Grey District