You can get financial support from Veterans Affairs’ if you’re ill or injured and have Qualifying Service with the New Zealand Defence Force. Your family or whānau may be able to get financial support, too.

Qualifying Service means you were deployed to an area that has been declared a Qualifying Operational Service, or you served in New Zealand Armed Forces before 1 April 1974 (Qualifying Routine Service).

Click here to learn more about Qualifying Service.

Veterans who served before 1 April 1974 or in Vietnam may be able to get:

• Weekly Income Compensation - a regular payment to those unable to work full-time because of a condition.

• Disablement Pension - a regular payment to those with a service-related injury or illness that impairs them.

Veterans who served after 31 March April 1974 may be able to get:

• Weekly Compensation - a regular payment to those unable to work full-time because of a condition related to their Qualifying Operational Service.

Impairment Compensation

Independence Allowance - a regular payment to compensate a veteran for the lasting effect a permanent impairment may have on them and their family. The condition must be related to your Qualifying Operational Service and first happened before 1 April 2002.

Lump Sum for Permanent Impairment - a one-off payment to compensate a veteran for the lasting effect a permanent impairment may have on them and their family. The condition must be related to your Qualifying Operational Service and first happened on or after 1 April 2002.

Visit the Veterans’ Affairs’ website for full details.

Financial support offered by Veterans' Affairs

All support, services and entitlements offered by Veteran’s Affairs

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