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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
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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
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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
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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
Going on holiday or going to live overseas
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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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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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Mycoplasma bovis biosecurity outbreak
Ways you can get help if you're affected by the Mycoplasma bovis biosecurity outbreak.
Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium that causes illness in cattle, including untreatable udder infections (mastitis), abortion, pneumonia, and arthritis. For more information on what this means for New Zealand, there's a situation report on the Biosecurity New Zealand website.
Help for farmers affected by the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak
If you’re a farmer and you've been affected by the outbreak, you may be able to get help through your Rural Support Trust.
Getting help through Rural Support Trusts
Rural Support Trusts have local people trained to offer assistance and support in times of hardship. If you're a rural person affected by Mycoplasma bovis in some way, contact the local co-ordinator for free and confidential information.
Call 0800 RURAL Help (0800 787 254) and select “0” for Mycoplasma bovis questions, or select your region for anything else. You can find out more on the Rural Support website.
How to get help if your job is affected by the outbreak
Get financial help
If you work on a farm that has been affected by the Mycoplasma bovis biosecurity outbreak, there are lots of ways we may be able to help you based on your situation. You don't have to be on a benefit to receive help from us.
Contact us
Call us on 0800 559 009 if you:
- would like our help
- aren't sure if you can get help from us
- are struggling to support yourself or your family
- would like more information.
We may be able to help you over the phone, without you coming into an office.
If you do need to come in and see us, we'll make an appointment and tell you what to bring.
Our online services
You can also use MyMSD and apply online for some types of help.
Stress counselling and support
When responding to things outside of our control it is important to have a support team around us. Family, friends, and trusted advisors may be all we need to get through.
It's completely normal for you and your family to be emotionally and physically drained. You're not alone feeling this way and you don't need to cope on your own. Sometimes it can be helpful if we seek support, assistance, and expertise from someone objective and not so involved in the process.
For more information, download from the Biosecurity New Zealand the Looking after yourself factsheet PDF 1.2MB
More help and information
You can get more help and information from:
- your GP or your local community health centre
- the phonebook under medical white pages
- Youthline (call them on 0800 376 633, or visit the Youthline website)
- Rural Support Trust (0800 RURAL HELP)
If you need help in an emergency, call 111.
If you work, your employer may be part of the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and will be able to provide you with those details.