The closing date for submissions was Friday, 4 February 2011

The bill is intended to ensure that single superannuitants and veteran’s pensioners who are living alone do not have to make a separate application to receive their full entitlement. The bill would replace the current rates of New Zealand superannuation and veteran’s pension and the separate living alone payment supplementary benefit with a new single living alone rate and a new single sharing accommodation rate of New Zealand superannuation and veteran’s pension. The total amount of payment of New Zealand superannuation and veteran’s pension received would not be changed."

The bill is available for download from the `Related documents´ panel. Print copies can be ordered online from Bennetts Government Bookshops.

The committee requires 2 copies of each submission if made in writing. Those wishing to include any information of a private or personal nature in a submission should first discuss this with the clerk of the committee, as submissions are usually released to the public by the committee. Those wishing to appear before the committee to speak to their submissions should state this clearly and provide a daytime telephone contact number. To assist with administration please supply your postcode and an email address if you have one.

Further guidance on making a submission can be found from the Making a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee link in the `Related documents´ panel.