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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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loginPaying for costs while you train or study
Don't let money worries stop you from studying or training. There's help available to assist you with fees and other costs involved when you train or study.
There's help to pay for things like:
- course or tuition fees
- clothing, tools or books
- transport to your course
- childcare, or a replacement carer if you're caring for someone.
Training
Training Incentive Allowance
TIA helps take away some of the financial pressure when you study. If you plan to study longer than 12 weeks and meet some other requirements, this might be right for you.
Course Participation Assistance
Get help paying for costs like enrolment fees, transport, childcare and essential items. It's for short-term training that's less than 12 weeks.
Up to $1,000 over 52 weeks for people getting a benefit to help with course costs like fees, equipment, and transport.
Connected website
A list of places you can get money or training support from, on the Connected website.
Job and Training Support funds
Help to pay for extra training costs if you're disabled or have a health condition. These can be costs like interpreters, specialist equipment, and transport.
Studying
Connected website
A list of places you can get money or study support from, on the Connected website.
StudyLink
Find out about Student Loans, Student Allowance, and other help you can get while studying.
Normal costs
While you’re training or studying you might need a little help to pay normal costs, like rent, food, power or childcare.
You can use our online ‘Check What You Might Get’ tool to check what help you can get from us for you and your whānau:
An online tool to help you check how we can help you and your family.
Paying for childcare
There's help available to pay for:
- pre-school care
- before and after school care
- childcare outside of normal hours.
If you're getting payments from us
Find out what happens to your payments from us, including benefits and help with living costs, while you train or study.