Kia ora Graham,

 

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Ngâ mihi

Jasmine

Jasmine Lindsay | Private Secretary

Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development,
Minister for Disability Issues, Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples,
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Graham Carter
[[2]mailto:[FOI #12047 email]]

Sent: Friday, 17 January 2020 6:26 PM

To: C Sepuloni (MIN) <[3][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Information on Veterans Pensions

 

Dear Carmel Sepuloni,

 

The DSW website
([4]https://www.msd.govt.nz/what-we-can-do/s...)
refers Veterans to look at Veterans Pension on their website to look for
all information on the Work and Income website which refers veterans
pension to the Veterans Affairs website for information.

 

1.Can you please provide a link to the Veterans Pension page
[5]https://www.veteransaffairs.mil.nz/ which shows the information
regarding when a veterans is travelling overseas and the penalties for not
advising them of such?

 

2.Please provide a copy of any documents, policies or legislation which
authorizes the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) and or WINZ and/or
Veterans Affairs to stop payments of a Veterans Pension at any time?

 

3.Please provide information regarding why the DSW, WINZ or the does not
advise Pensioners travelling overseas of their rights and any likely
penalties?

 

4.Please provide a copy of the review as requested to International
Services for Mr Graham Bruce Carter regarding the suspension of his
Veterans Pension.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Graham Carter

 

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Tçnâ koe Graham Carter,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

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