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Social Security Act 2018

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87: Disability allowance: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

You could also call this:

“MSD can change or stop your disability allowance if you get similar help elsewhere”

If you have a disability and apply for a disability allowance, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) can decide not to give it to you, give you less money, or stop giving it to you. This can happen if you’re already getting help for the same disability from other places.

MSD might do this if you’re getting:

  • A pension or payment for disabled veterans from the Veterans’ Support Act 2014
  • Money from ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation)
  • Money from another country that’s like the help you’d get in New Zealand for medical treatment, getting better, or other things you need because of your disability

Even if you’re getting this other help, MSD can still choose to give you some or all of the disability allowance. They’ll look at your situation and decide what’s fair.

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Disability allowance

87Disability allowance: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

  1. Despite anything to the contrary in section 85, MSD may refuse to grant a disability allowance or may cancel a disability allowance or may grant a disability allowance at a reduced rate if, in respect of a disability that gives rise to an application for a disability allowance, the applicant is receiving—

  2. a disablement pension under Part 3, or an entitlement under Part 4, of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014; or
    1. an entitlement under the Accident Compensation Act 2001; or
      1. a pension, or a periodical allowance, that—
        1. is granted elsewhere than in New Zealand; and
          1. is analogous to an entitlement to medical treatment or rehabilitation or other cost of disability-related items under Part 5 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 or under the Accident Compensation Act 2001; or
            1. is otherwise analogous to a disability allowance.

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