The Dunedin RSA Welfare Trust offers assistance to the service and ex-service community in a number of ways, most importantly by making pensions advice and welfare services easily accessible and widely available to all current and ex-servicemen and women.

Membership of the RSA is not necessary. 

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.

 The Dunedin RSA Welfare Trust aims is to ensure that no ex-serviceman or woman suffers undue hardship. Dunedin RSA Welfare Trust has a full time Welfare Officer/Support advisor based in Dunedin 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.

Help is available to:

• All service and ex-servicemen and women
• Wives, husbands or partners of service and ex-servicemen and women
• Widows and widowers of service ex-servicemen and women
• Dependent family members of service ex-servicemen and women

Contact our Welfare Officer/Support advisor if you are in any doubt about qualifying for RSA welfare assistance. The Welfare Officer/Support advisor will be able to clarify this for you, and will treat your enquiry in complete confidence.

Members of the public are also encouraged to call our Welfare Officer/Support advisor if they are concerned about the well-being of any ex-service person.

RSA is not always made aware of individuals in difficulty and is therefore unable to help when assistance would otherwise be forthcoming. RSA undertakes to approach each individual with tact, and offer appropriate assistance without offending the dignity of the applicant. Confidentiality is guaranteed.

War veterans from overseas living in New Zealand are advised to contact Veterans Affairs New Zealand for advice on their war disability and pension entitlements in New Zealand. Address queries in writing to: