Early KiwiSaver access allowed for some life-shortening conditions
People with down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington s disease and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder will now have early access to money they have in KiwiSaver.
People with these conditions will be automatically entitled to apply to withdraw from their fund at a time that is right for them to retire, rather than once they turn 65. The conditions on the list were approved because they are known to shorten a person s life expectancy below 65 years, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark said in a statement.
Others born with life-shortening congenital conditions, which may be might be rarer conditions, are still available under the new provisions.
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Customers say they have been given the runaround by Dick Smith, with delivery dates changing or items just not arriving. Worried about the item shipping over the Christmas period, Drummond contacted the company a few days ahead of time to get details about the company’s shipping plans. Drummond said the responses from Dick Smith’s customer service staff were vague, and continued to be vague when the item didn’t ship as promised. “There were no times or dates, or anything accurate and when I kept asking for anything more specific they would come back with the same exact answer, with different words,” he said.