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Work homepage
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Overview
We can help you get ready to apply and find the right job for you. We can even help you while you're working.
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Get ready to work
You can get training, help with CVs and cover letters, and advice for job interviews.
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Find jobs
Find out what jobs are available, which job is best for you and how you can plan your career.
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Working
Whether you've just started a job or need some help at work, we've got your back.
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Lost your job
We'll help you get ready to find a new job and support you while you're between jobs.
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Start your own business
Get help to plan and set up a successful business or be a self-employed contractor.
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Benefits and payments homepage
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Overview
Take a look at the range of benefits and payments we have available.
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Not working
Redundancy, health condition or disability or another reason you can’t work
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Living expenses
Food, school costs, power, accommodation or other living expenses you need help with
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Relationship changes
You’ve had a relationship break-up, family breakdown or violent relationship end
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Health and Disability
Counselling, prescription and GP costs, medical alarms and other costs we can help with
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Seniors
Travelling overseas, how to apply, payment rates and dates, overseas pensions, income and other info for Seniors
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Caring
Caring for someone else’s child or someone with a health condition, injury or disability
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Urgent or unexpected costs
Dental, glasses, car repairs, fridge, washing machine, funeral or other urgent costs you need help with
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Children
Childcare, school uniforms, stationery, having a baby and other costs if you have children
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Moving to New Zealand
Payments you can get from us, settling into NZ, overseas pensions and more.
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Benefits and forms
A-Z list of benefits, forms, benefit rates
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On a benefit homepage
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Overview
Check out what you need to do when you're getting a benefit or other payment from us.
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Something's changed
Address, contact details, overseas travel, childcare, relationship or anything else that’s changed.
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Income
Declare income and income deduction tables
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Childcare
Change in your childcare situation, continue childcare payments, cohort entry schools and other childcare information
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Going overseas
Travelling or moving overseas may affect your payments.
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Re-apply, review or renew
Re-apply for a payment, review circumstances, renew medical certificate and more
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Payments
Check or stop your payments, payment cards and other information
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Debt
Check your debt, repayments and other debt information
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Rights and responsibilities
Our commitment to you, obligations, complaints, benefit fraud and more
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Housing homepage
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Overview
Find out how we can help you with housing.
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Nowhere to stay
Get help if you have nowhere to stay right now.
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Find a house
Find out where to look for private housing, or apply for public (social) housing.
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Living in your home
Get help with accommodation costs, and advice on any housing issues and public housing tenancies.
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Moving house
Find out how we can help if you’re moving house.
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Other languages
Read some of our housing information in other languages.
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loginWe speak other languages
Read, listen to, or watch in NZ Sign Language about how we can help you, or speak with us in another language.
Speak with us in another language
These are the languages we speak and which number to call for them:
- Arabic - 0800 668 008
- Cantonese - 0800 664 004
- Farsi - 0800 996 006
- Hindi - 0800 993 003
- Khmer - 0800 994 004
- Mandarin - 0800 661 001
- Punjabi - 0800 995 005
- Samoan - 0800 663 003
- Te reo Māori - 0800 662 002
- Tongan - 0800 669 009
- Korean - 0800 998 008
If the language you speak is not listed above, call us on one of these numbers and ask for an interpreter:
- 0800 559 009 for general enquiries
- 0800 552 002 for enquiries about NZ Super or Veteran's Pension.
NZ Sign Language
Watch a video in NZ Sign Language about how we can help you and how we can arrange a NZ Sign Language interpreter if you meet with us.
View transcript of 'How we can help in NZSL' video
Here at Work and Income, we help over a million people a year on behalf of the New Zealand Government.
We may be able to help if you haven't got a job and need money to live. Or if you're working but need money to help pay your bills. If you have extra costs because of a disability we might be able to help as well.
We also pay NZ Super to people aged over 65.
Please talk with us if you need help with housing. We can talk with you about a range of options that can help you find a warm, safe, dry and secure place.
We can also help you find a job.
The Work and Income website has information about how we can help and how to apply. For most people, the easiest way to apply for help is online using MyMSD. You can do lots of other things in MyMSD like booking appointments and checking your payments from us. Find out about MyMSD on our website.
If you're Deaf you can text us (029 286 7170) or email us.
If you meet with us, you can bring someone along to help you.
If you want a NZSL interpreter, let us know before your meeting. We'll be happy to arrange one for you. This is a free service, you don't have to pay.
We want you to get good service from us. Our website tells you what service you can expect from us.
It also tells you what to do if you're not happy with our service or a decision we've made, and how you can make a complaint or give us feedback.
If you are struggling to support yourself or your family or have nowhere to stay, please get in touch with us. Even if we can't help, we may know another organisation that can.
Remember, Work and Income is here to help you and your family when you need it.
How we can help
We have information about how we can help you in different languages. You can read or listen to this in one of the languages below: