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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
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Urgent or unexpected costs
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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
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Income
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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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Other languages
Read some of our housing information in other languages.
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Flexi-wage subsidy - employer information
Flexi-wage helps you hire staff and get them the skills needed to do the job. You get a wage contribution, while they get training and ongoing support. The job must continue after the Flexi-wage has finished.
Who can get it
You may be able to get Flexi-wage for someone you hire if:
- they meet the 'Who can get it' criteria outlined in Flexi-wage job seeker information
- the position is ongoing and will continue after the subsidy has finished or is for a fixed-term project that benefits the community or environment and will help the job seeker gain the skills to get into work once it's finished.
- you pay at least the minimum wage for the job
- you haven't dismissed anyone to make this position available.
Contact us about Flexi-wage before making jobs redundant. You may be able to get support to upskill an employee into a temporary job.
From 1 July 2023, people getting NZ Super or Veteran's Pension may be able to get Flexi-wage.
What you can get
We can help you find suitable staff. We'll discuss whether you can get Flexi-wage for them.
We'll talk with you about what support the person needs to get the skills needed for the job.
Depending on how much support they need, you may be able to get a wage contribution for:
- 24 weeks, at $276 a week, totalling $6,624 (GST inclusive), or
- 36 weeks, at $276 a week, totalling $9,936 (GST inclusive).
There's also training and ongoing support if it's needed. We'll work this through with you. If the person has complex or specific needs we may be able to help further.
If you have a project that benefits the community or environment, you may be able to get Flexi-wage - Project in the Community.
The Flexi-wage process
We can help you find suitable staff. However, if you have an employee in mind, contact us before they start work. We can talk to you about whether you can get Flexi-wage for them.
If you contact us after the employee has started work, this may affect your eligibility.
We'll need to check that both your business and the person meet the criteria for Flexi-wage. Once we’ve checked you both meet this criteria and you choose to hire them, we'll discuss with you the amount of wage contribution, the duration of this, and any training and ongoing support if it’s needed.
We'll then draft up a contract outlining these details and email it to you.
To get Flexi-wage underway, you'll need to complete the contract and email it back to us along with proof of your bank account number.
What happens next
While you’re getting Flexi-wage, we'll:
- contact you regularly to see how things are going
- send you a claim form to complete every four weeks.
We'll make sure you know how to claim the Flexi-wage every four weeks..
How to find out more
If you're already working with us to hire staff, ask us about Flexi-wage.
If you’re not currently working with us, complete this form and we’ll be in touch with you to discuss Flexi-wage.
We'll aim to contact you within 5 working days.