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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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Text messages
Information about texts we send and what you need to know if you've had a text from us.
Don't reply to any text you get from us because we can't respond.
If you've got any questions about texts you get, you can phone us.
If you're a youth client, contact your Youth Service provider.
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Work and Income no reply: Hi your medical certificate expires on [date]. Please renew your certificate, tell us if you’re ready to work at MyMSD or call us. |
Your medical certificate is due to expire in either 4 to 2 weeks. You need to make an appointment with your health practitioner to get another medical certificate or tell us you are ready to work. You can go to MyMSD or call us to do this. Some health practitioners send us medical certificates electronically. If your health practitioner doesn't do this, you'll need to bring or send it in. |
Hi. Your medical expires on [date]. Talk to your provider about a new medical or about changes to your obligations. Work & Income | Your medical certificate is due to expire. If you're still not able to attend school or training because you're unwell or have an injury, you should see your health practitioner, eg, your doctor. If your health practitioner confirms you're still unable to attend school or training, you'll need to get another medical certificate. Contact your Youth Service provider if you have one, otherwise contact us if you are well and can attend school or training. |
Work and Income no reply: Kia ora, your medical certificate expires on [date]. Please renew your certificate or your work obligations may change. |
Your medical certificate is due to expire in 2 weeks. You need to make an appointment with your health practitioner to get a new medical certificate, or your work obligations may change. If you are ready to work you must tell us, you can call us. |
Work and Income no reply: Kia ora, your medical certificate expires in 2 working days, [date]. Please contact us about your payments on 0800 559 009. |
Your medical certificate is due to expire in two working days. You need to contact us as soon as possible to talk about your payments. We’ll talk with you about either renewing your medical certificate or if you’re ready to work. |
Work and Income no reply: Hi, we’ve received your medical certificate. We’re processing it and we will contact you if we need any more information. Thanks! |
Your medical certificate has been received. We will get in touch with you if we need any more information. |
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Kia ora, we need to know if your circumstances have changed. Please log into MyMSD, select Housing Register and enter passcode XXXX. |
While you're waiting for public housing, you need to tell us if there's been any changes to your circumstances. Log in to MyMSD, select 'Housing Register' and enter the passcode that was in your text message. Then confirm:
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Work and Income NOREPLY: Working this week? Avoid a debt with us - add your hours/wages in MyMSD by this Friday 6pm. Please estimate weekend work as well. | This a reminder that you need to declare your income before Friday 6pm to avoid having debt with us. Log in to MyMSD and declare your wages and hours worked. You can also do this by calling us. |