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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
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Living expenses
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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
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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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loginSuperGold Card
Find out about SuperGold Card and how to get one.
The SuperGold Card is for people aged 65 years and older (it doesn't expire). It gives you instant discounts and special offers at thousands of businesses across New Zealand, and in Australia.
There's also a Veteran SuperGold Card which is a specially branded SuperGold Card to recognize service to our country in the Armed Forces.
The card gives you:
- instant savings on everyday essentials like electricity, insurance, food and healthcare
- discounts on entertainment, travel and in retail stores
- free off-peak public transport.
Find out more, or sign up to the newsletter for SuperGold updates, on the SuperGold website.
How to get a SuperGold card
We'll automatically send you either a:
- SuperGold Card once your NZ Superannuation is approved, or
- Veteran SuperGold Card once your Veteran's Pension is approved.
This usually takes a few weeks. You may have to wait a month or 2 if you apply before your 65th birthday.
If you don't qualify for NZ Super or Veteran's Pension, you can still apply for a SuperGold Card. There are certain criteria you'll need to meet. Visit the SuperGold Card website to apply.
If you have a Community Services Card
If you have a Community Services Card, it will stop working when your NZ Superannuation is approved. This is because there's been a change in your circumstances (i.e. your income).
You'll need to re-apply for a new card.
When you reapply, we'll send you a 'combo card'.
What is a combo card
This 'combo' card is a combination of both your Community Services Card and your SuperGold card. You'll be able to use your 'combo' card for all discounts and subsidies that the 2 cards provides.
Your combo card will have the initials 'CSC' on the back, as well as the expiry date. This identifies it as a combo card.
When your combo card expires
When your combo card is due to expire, we'll automatically send you a new one.
However, if you get NZ Super and your income is close to the limit for a Community Services Card, we'll send you a renewal application form. You'll need to complete this and return it to us. Then we'll send you a new combo card.