Part 1 repeals the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964.

Part 2 amends the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (the Act) to—

• provide that the provisions in section 31 of the Act (which relate to the payment of New Zealand superannuation to residents in certain Pacific countries) do not apply if the residency requirements in section 8(2) and (3) of the Act would only be met through reliance on a reciprocal social security agreement:

• clarify, in new section 32A (and related changes in new sections 33 and 33A), that a person resident in the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau at the time they apply for New Zealand superannuation under section 31(4) of the Act is entitled to New Zealand superannuation from the later of—

  • the date on which the person meets the age qualification under section 7 of the Act; and

  • the date on which the person makes the application under section 31(4) of the Act:

• provide for transitional matters relating to amendments made by this Bill.

Part 3 amends the Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) to—

• provide that where a person has a spouse or partner who is unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand, or a spouse or partner who is lawfully resident or present in New Zealand but only by virtue of holding a temporary entry class visa,—

  • the rate of benefit payable to the person is the appropriate single rate of benefit; and

  • the income and assets of both the person and the person’s spouse or partner must be taken into account when determining the rate of benefit payable:

• clarify the circumstances in which a full-time student is eligible for jobseeker support:

• extend, from 26 weeks to a maximum of 104 weeks, the period during which a person receiving a supported living payment on the ground of restricted work capacity can enter open employment for 15 hours or more per week and continue to receive the supported living payment:

• provide for a person receiving a supported living payment as a caregiver to receive an emergency benefit at the same rate as their supported living payment for a period of up to 12 weeks following a live organ donation:

• clarify the living circumstances for a child with a serious disability in which a child disability allowance can be granted for the child:

• clarify the period for which MSD will continue to pay a benefit following the death of a beneficiary:

• make minor and technical amendments to the provisions relating to relationship debt sharing:

• make technical drafting improvements to the provision relating to benefits review committees:

• correct cross-references:

• insert certain definitions that were in the Social Security Act 1964 but not carried over into the Act when it was rewritten in 2018:

• repeal an allowance in respect of a housekeeper for people receiving jobseeker support:

• provide for transitional matters relating to amendments made by this Bill.

Part 4 amends the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (the Act) to—

• repeal section 190A, which has been replaced by section 127 of the Legislation Act 2019:

• provide that the provisions in section 191 of the Act (which relate to the payment of a veteran’s pension to residents in certain Pacific countries) do not apply if the residency requirements in section 8(2) and (3) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 would only be met through reliance on a reciprocal social security agreement:

• clarify, in new section 192A (and related changes in new sections 193 and 193A), that a person resident in the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau at the time they apply for a veteran’s pension under section 191(4) of the Act is entitled to the veteran’s pension from the later of—

  • the date on which the person meets the age qualification for New Zealand superannuation under section 7 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001; and

  • the date on which the person makes the application under section 191(4) of the Act:

• provide for transitional matters relating to amendments made by this Bill.