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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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Payment issues
Fixing issues with Accommodation Supplement, Special Benefit and other payments we’ve made
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16-19 year olds
Education, training, work and benefit help for 16-19 year olds
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Benefits and forms
A-Z list of benefits, forms, benefit rates
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Work homepage
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Overview
Find out what services we can offer to help you find work and when you start a new job.
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Looking for work
We have jobs available now in various industries and you can search on our job websites.
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Help with your job search
From advice on making a plan, to tips on where to look and following up leads.
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Training and experience
Our programmes can help you get ready for work with training and work experience.
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Apprenticeship Support Programme
Get help to retain and bring on new apprentices.
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CVs and cover letters
We’ve got great templates and advice for writing your CV or cover letter, and filling out job applications.
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Help with work costs
Get help to pay for the things you need to start work
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Job support and advice
Get all the support and advice you need to stay in work.
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Health and disability
If you want to work, we can support you to find the right job for you.
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Start your own business
We can help you get your business up and running.
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Job interviews
Get advice about how to prepare for and deliver a great interview.
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Help for 16-19 year olds
We’ve got extra support for young people to get ready for work and find a job.
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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, wages deduction calculator and 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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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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Move house
Find out how we can help if you’re moving house.
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loginForms for providers
Work and Income forms for medical practitioners, childcare providers, advocates and community organisations
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Providers can check if they've got the latest version of a Work and Income brochure or order some more.
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Designated Doctor Application (PDF 109.22KB)
HDS009W - JUL 2013
If you are interested in becoming a Work and Income designated doctor, please complete this form and return it to Work and Income's Health and Disability Team in your area.
Disability Certificate - Counselling (PDF 118.42KB)
S23 - AUG 2011
Registered health practitioner and counsellor to complete
Drug testing registration of interest form (PDF 92.46KB)
LAB402W - OCT 2013
This registration form sets out the information required from drug testing agencies who wish to register their interest in becoming a potential provider of drug tests for Work and Income beneficiaries who are required to pass a drug test.
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Online payment schedule email request form (PDF 66.31KB)
S60W - JUL 2015
If you are a childcare centre or OSCAR provider, you can use this form to add, change or cancel your email address for receiving payment schedules each week.
OSCAR Funding application - Part one - Provider information (PDF 227.11KB)
S35W - MAR 2022
If you (or your organisation) provide Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) for 5 to 13 year olds before school, after school or as holiday programmes, you may be eligible for OSCAR grant funding from the Ministry of Social Development.
OSCAR Funding application - Part two - Programme information (PDF 234.99KB)
S36W - MAR 2022
If you (or your organisation) provide Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) for 5 to 13 year olds before school, after school or as holiday programmes, you may be eligible for OSCAR grant funding from the Ministry of Social Development.
OSCAR Subsidy Declaration (PDF 138.65KB)
R18 - DEC 2011
The OSCAR Programme Supervisor will need to fill in part of this form.
OSCAR Subsidy Verification Form (PDF 123.69KB)
S34W - DEC 2011
This form needs to be completed by the OSCAR programme supervisor. The information you provide will help us to assess if the applicant is eligible for the OSCAR Subsidy.
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Pre-employment drug test claim form for drug testing agencies (PDF 193.36KB)
LAB400W - AUG 2013
This form contains information required by Work and Income for a drug testing agency to claim back the cost of a drug test taken by a Work and Income client.
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Register with us if you're a supplier of goods or services and want to receive payments from MSD, eg, being able to accept Payment Cards.
Supplier registration - paper form (PDF 96.03KB)
ISS22W - NOV 2015
Register as a supplier with us using the paper form if you're registering for Youth Service Payment Card, your Merchant ID has letters in it or you have problems using the online form.
Supported Living Payment medical certificate for a person being cared for (PDF 133.65KB)
M113-MCW - JUL 2013
Registered health practitioner to complete