Reference: 20260163
18 March 2026
Spencer Jones
[FYI request #33986 email]
Dear Spencer
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 7 March
2026. You requested:
1. Any actuarial valuations, forecasts, or modelling estimating the current or projected cost of
veteran entitlements administered under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.
2. Any scenario modelling assessing the fiscal impact of potential changes to the statutory
definition of “veteran”, including modelling relating to non-operational service personnel.
3. Any fiscal risk assessments, sensitivity analyses, or long-term projections prepared for
Budget Economic and Fiscal Updates, Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Updates, or other
fiscal strategy reports that consider veteran entitlements.
4. Any modelling or financial analysis prepared in response to judicial decisions affecting
veteran entitlements, including analysis of potential fiscal impacts arising from relevant case
law or appeal decisions.
5. Any briefings, aide-memoire, Cabinet papers, or internal Treasury advice discussing the
long-term fiscal risk or liability associated with veteran entitlements or potential expansion of
eligibility under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.
6. Any actuarial or demographic modelling estimating the current or projected population of
veterans eligible for entitlements under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014. I believe that parts of your request are more closely connected to the functions of the New
Zealand Defence Force. Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(i ) of the Official
Information Act to transfer parts 1-4 and 6 of your request to the New Zealand Defence
Force. Part 5 wil remain with the Treasury.
The New Zealand Defence Force has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer to make a
decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Shel ey Robertson
Manager, Infrastructure Security and Government
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz
