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  1. [2015] NZSSAA 94 (30 November 2015) [PDF, 60 KB]

    Appeal against decision to deduct old age pension payments received from the Russian Federation from NZ Superannuation. The payments received by the appellant formed part of a government administered programme paying benefits, pensions and periodic allowances for income support related purposes and therefore must be deducted from her NZ superannuation entitlement. The appellant’s overseas pension cannot be described as a Government Occupational Pension and is therefore not excepted from deduction. Appeal dismissed.

  2. [2015] NZSSAA 85 (13 November 2015) [PDF, 65 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish an overpayment and suspend entitlement to NZ Superannuation. The Ministry’s decision to suspend NZ superannuation payments to the appellant were correct at the time, but were revised in light of an error in information given to it by Centrelink. NZ Superannuation payments resumed and arrears paid. Overpayment occurred as a result of the Appellant being entitled to less NZ Superannuation due to his financial circumstances in conjunction with the Australian age pension being income and asset tested. Appeal allowed to extent indicated.

  3. [2015] NZSSAA 84 (13 November 2015) [PDF, 151 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish and recover overpayments of Domestic Purposes Benefit, Accommodation Supplement, Disability Allowance, Special Benefit, and Special Needs Grants. The appellant and her spouse were in a de facto relationship/ relationship in the nature of marriage due to degrees of cohabitation, emotional commitment, and financial interdependence. Appellant’s former spouse partly responsible for overpayments of Accommodation supplement. Direction that Chief Executive use discretion to recover part of that debt from the appellant’s former spouse and to reassess other debts with regard to periods that they were separated and living apart. Appeal allowed to extent indicated.

  4. [2015] NZSSAA 62 (31 August 2015) [PDF, 45 KB]

    Appeal against decision to decline application for a Rural Assistance Payment under the Special Needs Grant Programme. Appellant received funds from the Trust which were received as capital repayments of his loan to the Trust. The Authority considered they were periodic payments of capital, paid and used for income related purposes and therefore considered them to be income to be taken account of in assessment of the appellant’s entitlement to a Rural Assistance Payment. Appeal adjourned while parties make submissions as to how precisely the calculation of income should be made.

  5. [2015] NZSSAA 59 (21 August 2015) [PDF, 32 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish and recover an overpayment of NZ Superannuation as a result of absence from New Zealand of 30 weeks or more. Exceptions to the rule that NZ Superannuation cannot be paid to a person from the beginning of any absence from New Zealand where that absence exceeds 30 week do not apply. The appellant was absent for 33 weeks, therefore the Superannuation she received during that period is an overpayment. The overpayments were not a result of errors attributable to the Ministry. Appeal dismissed.

  6. [2015] NZSSAA 54 (13 August 2015) [PDF, 28 KB]

    Appeal against decision to suspend and then cancel payment of Child Disability Allowance for failure to return a medical review form. The Allowance was cancelled purely as a result of the appellant failing to provide the information required by the Chief Executive, not because the appellant’s child has been declared without serious disability. The decision to suspend then cancel was appropriate. The appellant has persisted in not obtaining the required medical review form. Appeal dismissed.

  7. [2015] NZSSAA 50 (4 August 2015) [PDF, 35 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish and recover an overpayment of New Zealand Superannuation. The overpayment of NZ superannuation was not a result of error attributable to the Ministry but from the result of the appellant’s failure to declare their income.  Having regard to the circumstances of the overpayment and of the appellant, the Authority directed the Chief Executive to take no steps to recover part of the debt and to recover the balance. Appeal allowed to extent indicated

  8. [2015] NZSSAA 51 (4 August 2015) [PDF, 36 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish and recover an overpayment of New Zealand Superannuation. The overpayment of NZ superannuation was not a result of error attributable to the Ministry but from the result of the appellant’s failure to declare their income.  Having regard to the circumstances of the overpayment and of the appellant, the Authority directed the Chief Executive to take no steps to recover part of the debt and to recover the balance. Appeal allowed to extent indicated.

  9. [2015] NZSSAA 42 (1 July 2016) [PDF, 48 KB]

    Appeal against decision to establish and recover overpayments of Domestic Purposes Benefit, Accommodation Supplement, Temporary Additional Support, and Temporary GST Assistance. The overpayment of benefits was not a result of any errors attributable to the Ministry. The debt must be recovered but due to the circumstances of the appellant, the Chief Executive is directed to defer recovery of the debt and consider making an ex gratia payment to the appellant.