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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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loginKo e founga te mau ala tokoni atu ai kiate koé
Read or listen in Tongan about how we can help you, and find out how to speak with someone in Tongan.
Talanoa mai kiate kimautolu ‘i he lea fakaTongá
View transcript of 'Talanoa mai kiate kimautolu ‘i he lea fakaTongá' audio
Kapau ‘oku fiema‘u ke ke talanoa mo kimautolu, telefoni mai ki he fika 0800 559 009 pe 0800 552 002 kapau ‘oku lahi hake ho ta‘u motu‘á ‘i he 65. Kapau ‘okú ke fie talanoa mo kimautolu ‘i he lea fakaTongá telefoni mai ‘i he fika 0800 669 009. ‘Oku ta‘etotongi ‘a e ngaahi telefoni ko ‘ení.
Kapau te ke fakataha mo kimautolu, te ke ala ha‘u mo ha tokotaha kehe ke tokoni atu kiate koe.
Ko e founga te mau ala tokoni atu ai kiate koé
View transcript of 'Ko e founga te mau ala tokoni atu ai kiate koé' audio
'I he Work and Income, 'oku mau fakafou atu ai 'a e tokoni 'a e Pule'anga Nu'u Silá ki he kakai 'oku laka hake 'i he toko taha miliona 'i he ta'u.
Te mau ala tokoni atu kapau 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha'o;o ngāue mo ke fiema'u ha pa'anga ki ho'o nofó. Pe kapau 'okú ke ngāue kā 'okú ke fiema'u ha pa'anga ke totongi ho'o ngaahi mo'uá. Kapau 'oku 'i ai ha'o ngaahi fakamole makehe tupu meí ha'o mo'ua 'i ha faingata'a'ia fakaesino, te mau toe ala tokoni atu foki. 'Oku mau toe totongi atu foki 'a e NZ Super ki he kakai 'oku laka hake honau ta'u motu'á 'i he 65.
Kātaki 'o talanoa mai kiate kimautolu kapau 'okú ke fiema'u ha tokoni ki ha fale nofo'anga. Te mau ala talanoa atu fekau'aki mo ha ngaahi founga kehekehe 'e ala tokoni ki hano ma'u atu 'o ha nofo'anga māfana, malu, mātu'u mo hao foki.
Te mau toe ala tokoni atu foki ke kumi ha'o ngāue.
'Oku ma'u atu 'i he uepisaiti 'a e Work and Income ha ngaahi fakamatala fekau'aki mo e founga te mau ala tokoni atu aí pea mo e founga ke ke tohi kole mai aí.
Ko e founga faingofua taha 'o e tohi kolé ki he tokolahi ko hono fakahū mai 'o e kolé 'i he 'initanetí 'o ngāue'aki 'a e MyMSD. Te ke toe ala fai foki mo e ngaahi me'a kehe ange 'i he MyMSD 'o hangē ko e puka 'o ha 'apoinimeni mo vakai'i ho'o ngaahi totongi meiate kimautolú. Kumi ki he founga hono ngāue'aki 'o e MyMSD 'i he 'emau uepisaití.
'Oku mau fiema'u ke ke ma'u atu ha sēvesi lelei meiate kimautolu. 'Oku fakahā atu 'i he 'emau uepisaití 'a e sēvesi te ke ala ma'u atu meiate kimautolú. 'Okú ne toe fakahā atu ai foki mo e me'a ke ke fai kapau 'oku 'ikai te ke fiemālie ki he 'emau sēvesí pe ki ha tu'utu'uni kuo mau fakahokó, founga ki ha'o fakahoko ha lāunga pe ko hano 'omai 'o ha fokotu'u fakakaukau.
Kapau 'okú ke faingata'a'ia pe faingata'a'ia ho fāmilí, pe 'oku 'ikai ha feitu'u ke mou nofo ai, kātaki 'o fetu'utaki mai kiate kimautolu. Tatau ai pē kapau 'e 'ikai malava ke mau tokoni atu, te mau ala 'ilo ha kautaha kehe ke tokoni atu.
Manatu'i, 'oku 'i heni 'a e Work and Income ke tokoni atu kiate ko e mo ho fāmilí 'i he taimi 'e fiema'u a'.