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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
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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Residential care
If you need full-time care in a hospital, rest home or residential treatment programme, you may be able to get help to pay for some of the cost of your care.
Your situation
The information here is just a guide. What payment you qualify for will depend on your individual circumstances.
If you need to be in a rest home or private hospital indefinitely, a Residential Care Subsidy may be able to pay for some of your care. It will depend on your and your partner's assets and income.
If you need to be in a rest home or private hospital indefinitely and want to keep your own home, a Residential Care Loan may be able to pay for some of your care.
If you're under 65 and need to be in residential care, a private hospital or disability residential services, a Residential Support Subsidy may be able to pay for some of your care.
If you're 50-64 and need to be in a rest home or private hospital indefinitely, a Residential Care Subsidy may be able to pay for some of your care instead of a Residential Support Subsidy. It depends on your situation.
You may be able to get a Community Costs Payment if you:
- are getting a Residential Support Subsidy
- need to be in a residential treatment programme for less than 39 weeks
- still have costs such as rent and childcare to pay.
If some of your care is being paid for by a Residential Care Loan or a Residential Support Subsidy, you may also be able to get a Disability Allowance to help cover costs such as medical fees, prescriptions, etc.
If you're getting a benefit and your partner is in residential care, or has been in a public hospital for over 13 weeks, you may be able to get a Special Disability Allowance to help with the extra costs of your partner being in care.
If you've lived in a private hospital or residential home for 6 months or more, and are now setting yourself up independently in the community, you may be able to get a Re-establishment Grant.
Call us to talk about your situation
- 0800 999 727 - if you need to be in a rest home or private hospital indefinitely.
- 0800 999 779 - if you need care for rehabilitation, mental health, an intellectual disability or chronic health condition.