A-Z benefits
We are here to help if you need it. If you're struggling to support yourself or your family, please contact us. We can often help.
It is better to contact us before you apply for assistance. That way we can learn about your circumstances and talk to you about the types of assistance you might get.
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A weekly payment which helps people with their rent, board or the cost of owning a home.
If you are getting a benefit and have an immediate need for something essential you may be able to get an advance payment of your benefit.
Extra recoverable assistance is available for some clients who are undertaking tertiary study at level 4 or above.
A weekly payment which helps carers with the living costs for 16 or 17 year olds who are living away from home while on a tertiary or training course.
B
Business Training and Advice Grant
A grant which helps people getting government assistance who want to start up their own business.
C
A payment which helps people who have a serious disability with the cost of buying or modifying a car.
A fortnightly payment made to the main carer of a child or young person with a serious disability.
A payment that helps families with the cost of pre-school childcare.
A payment for people who have been evacuated due to a civil defence emergency to help with the costs for accommodation food, bedding and clothing.
Help for amputees, or those born without a limb(s), with travel and/or accommodation costs if they need to go to an Artificial Limb Centre.
A weekly payment which helps people in a short-term residential treatment programme meet their essential ongoing costs in the community.
The Community Services Card can help you and your family with the costs of health care.
Course Participation Assistance
Help for people who are attending short-term employment-related training courses (normally less than 12 weeks).
D
A weekly payment for people who have regular, ongoing costs because of a disability, such as visits to the doctor or hospital, medicines, extra clothing or travel.
Domestic Purposes Benefit - Care of Sick or Infirm
A weekly payment which helps people who are caring for someone at home who needs full-time care.
Domestic Purposes Benefit - Women Alone
A weekly payment which helps women over 50 who have lost the support of their partner or finished caring for a child or sick relative.
Domestic Purposes Benefit Sole Parent
A weekly payment which helps sole parents with one or more dependent children.
E
A payment which with the costs of Early Childhood Education for children aged 18 months to three years who are from families enrolled in selected Family Start or Early Start Programmes.
A weekly payment which helps some people who have completed an Invalids Benefit employment trial.
An allowance which helps people getting government assistance who want to start up their own business.
F
Our Find a Job service is a free online job listing service that helps you find staff or look for work.
Help with some of the funeral costs of someone close to you who has died.
H
Heartland Services are ‘one-stop shops’ where rural New Zealanders can access a range of Government and other related services.
A payment which helps carers or parents with things like laundry, housework, cooking, childcare or parenting skills.
A payment which helps someone pay for changes to their home because they or their child have a disability.
I
A weekly payment which helps 16 and 17 year-olds who can't live with their parents and are not supported by them or anyone else.
A weekly payment which helps people who are severely limited in how much work they can do.
J
A payment which makes it easier for disabled people or people with ill health to get work or stay in work.
L
Limited Service Volunteer (LSV)
LSV is a six-week hands-on training/motivational course run by the New Zealand Defence Force.
A payment which helps people who are donating a kidney or liver tissue for transplant within New Zealand with loss of income and/or childcare costs.
An ongoing extra payment on top of your NZ Superannuation or Veteran’s Pension, when you maintain a household on your own.
M
Mainstream Employment Programme
If you have a significant disability and you believe it is preventing you from getting a job, you might be eligible for Mainstream.
Services which are offered when it is easier or necessary for clients to receive service in their home or community.
A payment which helps people with disabilities pay for workplace changes or equipment that makes it easier for them to stay in or get work.
N
New Employment Transition Grant
A payment which helps people who are no longer on a benefit and who can't work because of sickness or a breakdown in childcare arrangements.
New Zealand Superannuation is a fortnightly payment for people aged 65 and over. We'll automatically send you a SuperGold card when your New Zealand Superannuation is granted.
O
A weekly payment which helps carers supporting a child or young person whose parents have died or can't be found, or cant look after them because they have a long-term illness or incapacity.
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy
A payment which helps families with the costs of before- and after-school programmes, and school holiday programmes.
Organisations such as Work and Income and Housing New Zealand visit remote communities together, once or twice a month, to provide face-to-face contact.
P
Pathways to Arts and Cultural Employment (PACE)
Resources to help you look for work in the arts and cultural sector.
How to use your new Payment Card if you have been approved a special needs grant for grocery items.
R
Re-establishment grant (Special Needs Grant)
The Special Needs Grant - Re-establishment grant is a payment to help people in specific circumstances re-establish themselves in the community.
ReStart is a package of payments and employment and job services to help if you've recently been made redundant from full-time work.
Recoverable Assistance Payment Grant
A payment which helps people pay for something they need urgently when they have no other way of paying for it.
Many people going into residential care want to keep their home.
If you need long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home, you may be able to get a Residential Care Subsidy from the Ministry of Health.
A payment which helps a person with a physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disability (including drug and alcohol rehabilitation) who needs residential care as a result.
A payment to meet the essential living expenses of farming families affected by an adverse event such as a flood, drought or other natural disaster.
S
Seasonal Work Assistance helps seasonal workers who are no longer getting a benefit and have lost wages because of work missed due to bad weather.
Self Start is a grant that helps disabled people or people with ill health become self-employed.
Sickness Benefit is a weekly payment which helps people who arent currently working, or are working less hours, because they are sick, injured, disabled or pregnant.
Social Rehabilitation Assistance
Social Rehabilitation Assistance is a payment which helps people who are in a residential social rehabilitation programme and their benefit isn’t enough to meet the fees.
A weekly payment for people who have a spouse or partner who is in a hospital or rest home (for at least 13 weeks) or who is getting a Residential Care Subsidy.
A payment which helps people in certain circumstances to pay for something when they have no other way of paying for it.
Special Needs Grant International Custody Dispute Payment
A weekly payment for parents with limited financial support who are involved in an international custody or access dispute over the care of their children.
We offer a number of services for young people to help them find or stay in a job or improve their skills through education, training, work, or other related activities.
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension
A fortnightly payment for people whose spouse or partner has died from disabilities caused by a war or other emergency they served in.
T
If you want to develop work habits and general on-the-job skills for work you might want to think about taking part in a Taskforce Green project.
A weekly payment which helps someone who can't meet their essential living costs from what they earn or from other sources.
Work and Income send out emails containing the latest job listings from the Trade Me website. They are sent to certain people who are registered with us and are looking for work.
An allowance which helps people with some employment-related training costs.
Training Support is a payment which helps disabled people or people with ill health attend training or other activities that make it easier for them to get work or stay in work.
A payment which helps people with the costs of moving into a job.
U
A weekly payment which helps people who are looking for work or training for work.
A weekly payment which helps carers supporting a child or young person whose parents can't care for them because of a family breakdown.
V
A fortnightly payment for veterans who have served in a war or other emergency, and have a disability.
Voluntary work is great way to get work experience, learn new skills and help a community.
W
A fortnightly payment for people who have a disability caused by a war or other emergency they served in.
Special allowances and grants for veterans and their relatives.
A weekly payment which helps women whose husbands or partners have died.
If you want to develop your work skills, increase your self-confidence or find out what you might be good at, you might want to consider Work Experience.
A package designed to make it easier to work and raise a family.
Y
Young Parent Childcare Payment
A payment which helps parents aged under 18 years old in secondary school pay early childcare costs for their children.
Youth Transition Services (YTS) is a free service for people aged 15 to 19 which assists them into further education, training, work or other meaningful activities.