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Overview
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Benefits and payments homepage
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Overview
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On a benefit homepage
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Overview
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Housing homepage
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Overview
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loginChristmas and New Year pay dates and office hours
25 November 2024.
When you'll be paid and when we're open over the 2024 Christmas holidays.
Payment dates
For Seniors and Veteran's Pension, there won't be any changes to when you get paid this Christmas holidays.
For everyone else, the payment changes are as follows:
Week 23 December - 29 December
If you normally get paid on: |
You'll be paid on: |
| Tuesday 24 December | no change |
| Wednesday 25 December | Tuesday 24 December |
| Thursday 26 December | Tuesday 24 December |
Week 30 December - 5 January
If you normally get paid on: |
You'll be paid on: |
| Tuesday 31 December | no change |
| Wednesday 1 January | Tuesday 31 December |
| Thursday 2 January | Tuesday 31 December |
Childcare payments
We can't pay childcare between the Christmas and New Year break if the childcare centre is closed.
Declaring your income
For Seniors and Veteran's Pension, if you need to declare income you need to do this before 10pm Monday 23 December 2024.
For everyone else, there's no change. You need to declare your income by 6pm Friday.
Offices and contact centre operating hours
All our offices, contact centres and Service Express are closed on these dates:
- Wednesday 25 December, Christmas Day
- Thursday 26 December, Boxing Day
- Wednesday 1 January, New Year's Day
- Thursday 2 January, day after New Year's Day.
Some offices will also be closed on other dates
The offices listed below will be closed from Friday 27 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025.
- Balclutha
- Kaikōura
- Ohakune
- Tākaka
- Taradale
If you need support, you can call us or use MyMSD
Some offices will also work on reduced hours
The offices listed below will be open from 10am to 2pm, Friday 27 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025.
- Alexandra
- Flaxmere
- Foxton
- Gore
- Kawakawa
- Mosgiel
- Murupara
- Oamaru
- Ōtaki
- Queenstown
- Ruatoria
- Tūrangi
- Waipukurau
- Wairoa
- Westport
Our online services
You can use MyMSD at any time, including public holidays. MyMSD is our online service where you can apply and manage your information online.
You can use it to do things like:
- apply for a food grant and dental costs
- declare your wages
- tell us about a change in address, phone or accommodation costs
- view your payment details
- tell us about overseas travel.
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