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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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Payments to help you at work
We can help pay for things you need to do your job. These could be things like training, transport, gear and clothing, or help to keep your job.
There's lots of things we can help pay for to make your job easier. These could be things you need when you start out, while you're working, or to support you if you're disabled or have a health condition.
Starting out
These things can help when you start your new job, or before you start.
Costs when you start work
A Transition to Work Grant can help you pay for things you need to find or start a job. These can be things like clothes, travel, living expenses until your first pay and other things.
Getting to work
Help to get your driver licence, pay for public transport, or get repairs or modifications done on your car.
Moving for a job
You may be able to get $5k to Work if you qualify for a benefit and need to move to take up a job.
While you're working
These things can help if you already have a job.
Need time off
A New Employment Transition Grant can help if you can’t go to work because you’re sick or can’t get your normal childcare. It can help if you have no sick or paid leave and you’ve recently stopped getting a benefit.
Training for your job
Skills for Industry can help you get on-the-job training and a qualification to advance in the industry.
Help to pay your bills
We can help you pay an unexpected cost, or get your finances sorted, even if you've got a job.
Help to keep your job
Flexi-wage is support for you and your employer if you need help to keep your job. We can help pay for training, help your employer avoid redundancies, or find a new job for you in the same business.
Seasonal work
You may be able to get help to pay for things like clothes, gear or temporarily moving home. There's also help if you can't work due to bad weather.
Health and disability assistance
These things can help if you’re disabled or have a health condition.
Need training or extra costs to do your job
We may be able to help if you're disabled or have a health condition and need training or have extra costs to do your job.
Vehicle modification
If you have a serious disability and need help to buy or modify a car or other vehicle, you may be able to get Vehicle Modification Funding.