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Proposed 1 July 2020 changes to NZ Super and Veteran's Pension delayed

Last year, the Government proposed changes to New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) and Veteran's Pension. A decision has been made to delay introducing these.

29 May 2020
New COVID-19 Income Relief Payment available from 8 June

If you’ve lost your job because of the impacts of COVID-19, you may be able to get the COVID-19 Income Relief Payment.

25 May 2020
Queen's birthday weekend - payment dates and office closures

When you'll be paid and when we're open over the Queen's Birthday weekend.

22 May 2020
2020 Budget

A COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Extension and changes to the Orphan's Benefit and Unsupported Child's Benefit have been announced as part of the 2020 Budget.

14 May 2020
Payments affected by the Westpac outage

Westpac had problems yesterday which may have affected your NZ Super payment or payment card transaction.

12 May 2020
Help with managing your money

Find out how you can get free and confidential help from a helpline called MoneyTalks.

28 April 2020
Easter and Anzac Day payments and opening hours

When you'll be paid and when our contact centres are open over Easter and Anzac Day.

2 April 2020
Changes to payments from 1 April

There are some changes being made to benefit rates from 1 April 2020, and this may affect your payments. We’ll update your payments for you. You don’t need to do anything.

30 March 2020
Donations to people affected by the Christchurch mosque attack.

Some people who were affected by the Christchurch mosque attack received money from trusts and charities following the attack.

11 March 2020
Kiwibank payment times

From 19 March, Kiwibank are changing the time you get payments from us in your account.

24 February 2020