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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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Payment issues
Fixing issues with Accommodation Supplement, Special Benefit and other payments we’ve made
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16-19 year olds
Education, training, work and benefit help for 16-19 year olds
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Benefits and forms
A-Z list of benefits, forms, benefit rates
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Work homepage
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Overview
Find out what services we can offer to help you find work and when you start a new job.
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Looking for work
We have jobs available now in various industries and you can search on our job websites.
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Help with your job search
From advice on making a plan, to tips on where to look and following up leads.
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Training and experience
Our programmes can help you get ready for work with training and work experience.
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Job Connect on Facebook
Find out how we can help you get ready to work, find work, and support available while you're working.
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CVs and cover letters
We’ve got great templates and advice for writing your CV or cover letter, and filling out job applications.
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Help with work costs
Get help to pay for the things you need to start work
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Job support and advice
Get all the support and advice you need to stay in work.
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Health and disability
If you want to work, we can support you to find the right job for you.
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Start your own business
We can help you get your business up and running.
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Job interviews
Get advice about how to prepare for and deliver a great interview.
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Help for 16-19 year olds
We’ve got extra support for young people to get ready for work and find a job.
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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, wages deduction calculator and 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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Re-apply
Re-apply for Jobseeker Support, Sole Parent Support, Temporary Additional Support 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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Move house
Find out how we can help if you’re moving house.
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loginWhat we do and how we can help you
Read or watch 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.
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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.