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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
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
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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Having a baby while you're on a benefit
If you're having a baby while you're on a benefit, you need to let us know as it could affect your payments and whether you need to look for work.
You may be getting a benefit that requires you to look for work. If your health practitioner, eg, your doctor or midwife, says you're unable to work because of your pregnancy, we may be able to help.
We'll need to see a medical certificate from your health practitioner.
Some health practitioners send us medical certificates electronically. If you already have a Work and Income client number, make sure they include that on the certificate.
If they don't send your medical certificate electronically, or you want to send something else as proof, call us to talk about how to get this information to us.
You may be getting a benefit that requires you to look for work. You don't have to meet this requirement if you're at least 27 weeks pregnant.
We'll need to see proof of your child's expected date of birth (eg. a medical certificate). Your health practitioner or midwife can complete a medical certificate for you.
Most health practitioners send us medical certificates electronically. If you already have a Work and Income client number, make sure they include that on the certificate.
If they don't send your medical certificate electronically, or you want to send something else as proof, call us to talk about how to get this information to us.
If you've had a baby you need to tell us right away. You may also need to apply for child support. We'll talk to you about this when you come to see us.
To tell us you can either:
- Register the birth with SmartStart
when you register your child's birth with Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), using SmartStart, agree to share this information with the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). You won't have to purchase a physical birth certificate.
We'll then:- work out if the change affects what you're getting from us
- send you a letter to let you know the outcome.
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- Call us to book an appointment.
You need to call us on 0800 559 009. We'll let you know what information we'll need from you.
If you're on a benefit which requires you to look or prepare for work and you have a child, you will be expected to prepare for work until your youngest child turns 3 years old.
If your youngest child is:
- between 3 and 13, you'll be expected to actively seek part-time work of at least 20 hours a week and accept any suitable job
- 14 or older, you'll be expected to actively seek full-time work of at least 30 hours a week and accept any suitable job.
We can help you access training and a range of other support to help you get ready to move into work.
You may be able to get assistance with the cost of childcare while you're working, attending training or doing some other activity that will help you move into work.
The Childcare Subsidy is for preschool children and the Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy is for before and after school care and holiday programmes for children aged 5-13.
For more information, read:
This information is a guide only. Contact us to talk about your individual circumstances.
If a child has come into your care, you need to let us know as it could affect your payments and whether you need to look for work.