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Local RSAs provide welfare
services designed to assist ex-servicemen and women in need,
whether or not they are members of a Returned Services’
Association.
Each RSA appoints a Welfare
Officer to co-ordinate these services and to give advice on
the various community services available to ex-service
personnel and their families.
How We help
RSA assistance ranges from
monetary grants for those in financial difficulty, to help
with practical tasks, visiting the sick, meals-on-wheels,
and offering friendship and support in times of need.
Who We help
Help is available to all
ex-servicemen and women, their spouses/partner,
widows/widowers and dependants, whether or not they are
members of an RSA.
Overseas Veterans
Help and contact details for
overseas veterans now resident in New Zealand.
Pensions Advice and Welfare
Services
RSA offers assistance to the
ex-service community in a number of ways, most importantly
by making pensions advice and welfare services easily
accessible and widely available to all ex-servicemen and
women. Membership of the RSA is not necessary.
War Pensions and Allowances
War veterans and ex-servicemen
and women may be entitled to a war pension and a range of
appropriate allowances from the New Zealand Government. RSA
offers assistance at every stage of the application process
to ensure that all ex-service people receive the pensions
and other benefits to which they, or their dependents, are
entitled.
RSA Welfare Services
RSA Welfare Services aim to ensure that no ex-serviceman or
woman suffers undue hardship. Each RSA has a Welfare Officer
to assist and advise on the many community services
available to all ex-service personnel and their families,
and when appropriate on sources of financial assistance from
RNZRSA, RSA and other welfare funds.
Welfare
Many organisations these days ask people if they would
bequeath a small amount in their will. We would ask that
members give this matter their consideration and maybe
bequeath an amount to our Welfare fund knowing that the
money will be well spent on those we know are in need.
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