Health and disability related benefits
A person’s health or disability is one of the things that determine whether they can get some types of assistance from Work and Income.
If a health or disability practitioner feels that a person may be able to get assistance, they should refer them to their local Work and Income service centre as soon as possible.
It’s important to remember that Work and Income decide a person’s eligibility for Work and Income administered assistance.
Child Disability Allowance
An allowance for the primary person caring for a seriously disabled child or young person.
Civilian amputee assistance
Assistance to help people travel to an Artificial Limb Centre. The costs of an attendant can also be paid for if medical evidence is provided stating that the person can’t travel by themselves.
Domestic Purposes Benefit – care of sick or infirm
Assistance for full-time carers of someone at home.
Domestic Purposes Benefit – Women Alone
Assistance for women over 50 who have lost the support of their partner or finished caring for a child or sick relative.
Emergency Benefit
Assistance for people who are unable to earn enough to support themselves and their family and cannot receive another benefit. In some cases this is because of sickness, injury, disability or caring responsibilities.
Independent Youth Benefit (Sickness)
Assistance for sick, injured, disabled or pregnant 16 and 17 year-olds who can’t live with their parents and are not supported by them or anyone else.
Invalid’s Benefit
Assistance for people who can’t work because of a more permanent sickness, injury or disability.
Live Organ Donor Assistance
A payment to compensate people for loss of income and/or childcare costs when they donate a kidney or liver tissue for transplant within New Zealand.
Orphan’s Benefit
Assistance for carers supporting a child or young person whose parents have either died, can't be found or can’t look after them because they have a long-term illness or incapacity.
Sickness Benefit
Assistance for people who aren’t currently working, or are working less hours, because they are sick, injured, disabled or pregnant.
Veteran’s Pension
A pension for people who served in a war or other emergency, and have a disability.
War Disablement Pension
A pension for veterans who have a disability caused by a war or other emergency they served in.
Contact Veteran’s Affairs (VANZ) for more information. VANZ administer this pension.