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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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Job Connect on Facebook
Find out how we can help you get ready to work, find work, and support available while you're working.
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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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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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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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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
Going on holiday or going to live overseas
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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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Employment service for people with a disability or health condition
If you have a disability or health condition, including a mental health condition or neurodiversity, you can get one-on-one help to find work, support during your first year of employment, and as needed while you're in employment.
We have contracted experienced Employment Service providers who can work with you to prepare you for work, and help you find an ongoing job. The provider will also support you while you're in work.
Our providers are experts in preparing people for work and finding job opportunities. They specialise in helping people who have a disability, health condition, mental health condition, or are neurodiverse move into work.
Who can get it
You can use Employment Service if:
- you have a disability or health condition, including a mental health condition or neurodiversity, and this is likely to continue for six months or more, and
- your disability or health condition affects your ability to find work, and
- you're ready to go into work, and
- you're currently living in New Zealand, and
- you're a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident, and
- you're aged between 16 and 64, and
- you've left school.
You don't need to be getting a benefit to use Employment Service.
What you can get
Employment Service providers can help with:
- career planning
- preparation for employment, eg. help writing a CV, techniques for interviews, etc.
- job searching and matching
- employment placement
- negotiations of any flexible working arrangements
- talking with your employer about how they can best support you while you're working.
Once you're in work, they can provide ongoing support to you and, if needed, your employer, for up to one year.
How to apply
You’ll need to contact an Employment Service provider. If you’re getting a benefit from us, you may already have an Employment Service provider. If you don’t already have a provider, you can choose from a list of providers in your area:
Your provider will let you know how they'll work with you and help you develop a plan for your employment future.