Rate of New Zealand Widows' Benefits, Domestic Purposes Benefits Paid to Widowers and Invalids' Benefits in the Netherlands
If a person who is ordinarily resident in the Netherlands is entitled to receive a widow's benefit, a domestic purposes benefit paid to a widower or an invalid's benefit as a result of Article 6, the amount of that benefit shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula: the number of whole months resident in New Zealand/300 months x maximum bene-fit rate
subject to the following provisions:
- a)in determining the number of whole months residence in New Zealand, only residence in New Zealand since attaining the age of 20 years shall be taken into account;
- b)all periods of residence in New Zealand since attaining the age of 20 years shall be aggregated;
- c)the maximum amount of benefit payable shall be the maximum rate of benefit which that person would be entitled to receive under the legislation of New Zealand;
- d)in no case shall the rate of benefit exceed 100% of the maximum benefit rate; and
- e)no account shall be taken of any benefit which is also payable under the Netherlands social security laws, the Disablement Assistance Act for Handicapped Young Persons, or any pension or benefit payable under the social security laws of a third party.
