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Schemes Administration Website

Datacom Employer Services Limited (Datacom) is the Scheme Administration Manager for 11 National Provident Fund (NPF) schemes.  

All 11 NPF schemes are closed to new members.  However, if you were a member of an NPF scheme on 31 March 1991 you may be eligible to join certain NPF schemes  Full details on your rights to join an NPF scheme and the terms of membership are available from Datacom.

Datacom is responsible for the day to day administration of the NPF schemes and is the first point of contact for members. If you are an NPF member and would like more information about your NPF scheme, please contact Datacom on 0800 628 776 or follow the links on this page.
 
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NPF Annual Reports 2011

The annual report package comprising the Chairman’s letter, member statement, scheme annual report and NPF calendar was mailed to members in August 2011.  If you did not receive your annual report package please contact the NPF Administration Team (see contact details below).

Employer Contribution Rate

In October 2011 letters were sent to Contributing Employers and members of the DBP Contributors and Aircrew Schemes advising that there would be no change to the employer contribution rate for the financial year commencing 1 April 2012.

Member Tax Credit

The annual Member Tax Credit claim has been submitted to IR for the year ended 30 June 2011 and payment received. Letters have been sent to members of the Pension National and Lump Sum National Locked-in Scheme informing them of the amount received on their behalf.  If you did not receive your letter please contact the NPF Administration Team (see contact details below).
 
Further Information
Further information about the NPF schemes, including copies of the most recent scheme annual reports, is available on the  NPF website, or by contacting Datacom.
You can make contact with Datacom by:
Email:   npfenquiries@datacom.co.nz
Phone:   04 381 0600
or:           0800 628 776

Postal address:   

NPF Schemes Administration
Datacom Employer Services Limited
PO Box 1036
Wellington 6140
New Zealand 

When writing please quote your NPF identity number.
Pension Payment Dates
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
8 Jan 7 Jan 6 Jan 5 Jan 3 Jan 2 Jan 1 Jan
5 Feb 4 Feb 3 Feb 2 Feb 31 Jan 30 Jan 29 Jan
5 Mar 4 Mar 3 Mar 1 Mar 28 Feb 27 Feb 26 Feb
2 Apr 1 Apr 31 Mar 29 Mar 28 Mar 27 Mar 26 Mar
30 Apr 29 Apr 28 Apr 26 Apr 25 Apr 24 Apr 23 Apr
28 May 27 May 26 May 24 May 23 May 22 May 21 May
25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 21 Jun 20 Jun 19 Jun 18 Jun
23 Jul 22 Jul 21 Jul 19 Jul 18 Jul 17 Jul 16 Jul
20 Aug 19 Aug 18 Aug 16 Aug 15 Aug 14 Aug 13 Aug
17 Sep 16 Sep 15 Sep 13 Sep 12 Sep 11 Sep 10 Sep
15 Oct 14 Oct 13 Oct 11 Oct 10 Oct 9 Oct 8 Oct
12 Nov 11 Nov 10 Nov 8 Nov 7 Nov 6 Nov 5 Nov
10 Dec 9 Dec 8 Dec 6 Dec 5 Dec 4 Dec 3 Dec
                        31 Dec
Pensions are paid free of tax. Since 1 April 1990 all NPF pensions have been paid free of tax.  Members are not required to declare their pension as income for taxation purposes to the New Zealand Inland Revenue.
Earnings certificates will be supplied on request as proof of income for Community Services Card, Disability Allowance etc. Please contact Datacom toll free on 0800 628 776 if you require an Earnings Certificate

Payment to an overseas bank account. If a member intends to reside overseas permanently their pension can be paid into an overseas bank account. If you are resident overseas, please notify Datcom in writing of your overseas address and overseas bank account details. 

Datacom mails identity and survival certificates to all NPF members resident overseas in around February/March of each year.  Members must complete and return the certificate to Datacom to ensure continuation of their pension payments.  Failure to return the certificate may result in suspension of the member’s pension.

Unclaimed monies.  NPF holds unclaimed monies for a number of members with whom contact has been lost. This money was contributed to an NPF scheme members but contact was lost when those members changed employment and/or address and did not keep the scheme administrator informed. If you would like to check whether NPF holds any unclaimed monies on your behalf, please click on the following link:  NPF website.