Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL (Minister for Seniors): The nearly 830 New Zealanders receiving New Zealand superannuation or the veteran's pension saw a 3.1 percent increase in their pension rates after tax. Single superannuitants now take home almost $437 per week after tax, a more than $13 per week increase. A superannuitant couple now receives $672 per week between them, more than $20 extra per week.