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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
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Re-apply
Re-apply for Jobseeker Support, Sole Parent Support, Temporary Additional Support and more
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Debt
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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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Move house
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loginWhat we can do for 16-19 year olds
We offer a number of services for young people to help improve skills through education, training, work or other related activities.
What we offer:
Youth Service supports young people to stay in or get into education, training or work-based learning while offering guidance and support towards an independent life.
A payment to help with your living costs while you study full-time. You don't have to pay this back.
A loan from the Government to help finance your study.
An allowance which helps people on some benefits with some employment-related training costs.
A six-week motivational course run by the New Zealand Defence Force.
If you're:
- under 18 and not in full-time education contact a Youth Service provider to discuss your options
- over 18 contact us we can offer career guidance and help you find a job that's right for you.
We may be able to help you with some of the costs of looking for work and attending interviews.
If you're struggling to find a job talk to us about your options. We may be able to help you get work experience or training.
We can help you find work and support you while you're looking for work. If you're finding it hard to get a job then talk to us. We may be able to help you get work experience or to learn new skills to help you get a job.
Search for job vacancies by role and location.
The more skills you have, the better your chances are of getting the job you want. We may be able to help you get work experience.
If you can't find work straight away, you may like to consider gaining work experience and learning new skills by doing voluntary work. We can offer you opportunities and put you in touch with suitable projects.
If you want to develop your work skills, increase your self-confidence or find out what you might be good at, you might want to consider Work Experience.
Voluntary work is great way to get work experience, learn new skills and help a community.
We understand that for some people starting a new job isn't always easy. We want to support you while you settle into work and may be able to help you with some initial job costs.
Youth Payment
Youth Payment is a weekly payment which helps young people aged 16 or 17 who can't live with their parents or guardian and aren't supported by them or anyone else.
If you apply for this, we'll also talk to your parent or caregiver about your situation.
Young Parent Payment
Young Parent Payment is a weekly payment which helps young parents aged 16-19 year olds.
If you apply for this, we'll also talk to your parent or caregiver about your situation.
Away from Home Allowance
If you're caring for a 16 or 17 year-old who's living away from home while on a tertiary or training course, you may be able to get an allowance to help with their living costs.
We may be able to provide financial help if you're looking after a child.
If you are under 19 and have a child under five, and are in education, training or work-based learning, you may be able to get the Guaranteed Childcare Assistance Payment (GCAP) to assist with the cost of childcare
Information about the support we offer when you're raising a family.
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