About this site

Site owner

This site is owned and maintained by Work and Income, part of the Ministry of Social Development.

How to find information on this site

This site is divided into three sections – Individuals, Business and Community. Click on the tab that best suit your situation. The pages for each section are listed at the left side of every page. Clicking on one of these links takes you to the relevant page. We hope this will lead you to the information you need.

If you couldn't find what you're looking for, try using the search tool. Type a word or words into the search box near the right hand top of the page and click on the search button.

If you still can't find what you are looking for and you need assistance, please contact us.

Accessing PDF files

Most of our forms, brochures and factsheets are published in PDF format. Where possible we also publish these files in RTF (Rich Text Format) or other electronic formats to improve the accessibility of our information.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files. This can downloaded for free at the Adobe website.

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Use the newzealand.govt.nz link at the bottom of the page to obtain an index of all Government organisations, links to their web sites, contact details and to search other government information.

Contact details

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