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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, review or renew
Re-apply for a payment, review circumstances, renew medical certificate 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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loginRedundancy support
We can help you get a new job and support you between jobs. You don't have to wait until your job finishes, we can start helping you right away.
Contact us, even if no decisions have been made yet. We'll do our best to help you keep your current job. If that's not possible, we'll help you get a new job as soon as possible.
Worried about losing your job
If you're struggling at work or worried you might lose your job, we can help. Tell us what's going on and we'll create a tailored plan to help you keep your job or find a new one.
Lost your job
Losing your job can make it hard to feel secure or confident about the future. We can help by giving you a tailored service to support you and your whānau before and after you've lost your job.
You'll work with one of our team who will:
- get to know you
- keep in touch regularly
- look for jobs or training opportunities for you
- connect you to employers
- organise interviews
- help you update your CV and cover letter
- organise any financial support you need while you're between jobs.
To get this help, email us at RedeploymentSupport@msd.govt.nz
Find a new job
Get help from our team, and other ways to find work.
Where to look for a new job
We have loads of jobs available throughout New Zealand, no matter what stage you're at in your career. Check out our Kimi Mahi Mai - Find a Job website to see what's available now:
You can also find other places to look for jobs here:
Help applying for jobs
Things to help you prepare and apply for a new job:
Feeling anxious about looking for new jobs
Being made redundant can make it hard to look for a new a job. These services can make life easier and give you confidence:
Financial help to start a new job
You can apply for a Transition to Work Grant. This is to pay for things you need to find or start a job, such as clothes, travel, living expenses until your first pay and other things.
Financial support between jobs
You may be able to get a benefit or payment from us to help with expenses while you’re between jobs.
Benefits we offer:
- Jobseeker Support, if you're looking for work or can't work right now
- Sole Parent Support, if you're a single parent looking for part-time work or getting ready for future work
- Supported Living Payment, if you have a significant health condition, injury or disability which means suitable work is unlikely within the next 2 years.
You may also be able to get payments, such as:
Use our 'Check what you might get' tool to find out what benefits and payments you qualify for:
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