Some months I receive my full NZ Super...
By Nan
I am a woman. I am a New Zealand citizen. I was born in Wellington in 1944.
Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I have never changed my citizenship, nor have I become a dual citizen of any other country. Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I have fulfilled all residency and other requirements to receive this full pension.
Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I have no criminal record. I have never received a traffic ticket or even a parking ticket. Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I have spent all my personal tax-paying life in New Zealand. Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I have brought up two good, productive, hard working, decent sons. I have volunteered in their schools and in other areas of my community. Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
I am a loved and loving wife, mother and grandmother. I am a good friend, a good neighbour, a good citizen. Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
WHY? I am married to an American and have been since 1963. We have lived in New Zealand since 1976. He has a small United States Social Security pension. I personally receive no benefit from the United States. My country penalises me by deducting money from my Superannuation, by “means-testing” against my husband’s foreign pension when the US dollar is strong. They tell me the reason is: “This is so that you are not placed in a better position than a couple who have lived and worked in New Zealand all their lives.” How patently ridiculous! Some months I receive my full New Zealand Superannuation. Some months I do not.
WE NEED CHANGE. |
NOT Nan. |