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Work homepage
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Overview
We can help you get ready to apply and find the right job for you. We can even help you while you're working.
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Get ready to work
You can get training, help with CVs and cover letters, and advice for job interviews.
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Find jobs
Find out what jobs are available, which job is best for you and how you can plan your career.
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Working
Whether you've just started a job or need some help at work, we've got your back.
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Lost your job
We'll help you get ready to find a new job and support you while you're between jobs.
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Start your own business
Get help to plan and set up a successful business or be a self-employed contractor.
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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
Travelling or moving overseas may affect your payments.
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Re-apply, review or renew
Re-apply for a payment, review circumstances, renew medical certificate 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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Moving 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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Sisitemi maama halá
‘I he taimi ‘okú ke ma‘u atu ai ha penefití (benefit), ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku totonu ke fakahoko ‘e koe pe ho hoá (ko ho ngaahi fatongiá). ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘emau sisitemi maama hala fakalanulanu ke tokoni‘i koe ke ke fakakakato ma‘u pē ‘a e ni‘ihi ho ngaahi fatongiá.
Te ke ‘ilo mei he sisitemi maama halá ‘a e tu‘unga ‘okú ke ‘i aí mo e me‘a ‘oku fiema‘u ke ke fakahokó.
- Lanu Matá: Kapau ‘okú ke ‘i he lanu matá, ‘oku taimi totonu ho‘o fakakakato ho ngaahi fatongiá.
- Lanu Molí: Te ke ‘unu ki he lanu molí kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ke fakakakato ho ngaahi fatongiá pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha‘o ‘uhinga lelei ki ai. ‘Oku ‘uhinga eni ‘oku fiema‘u ke ke fetu‘utaki mai kiate kimautolu ‘i he taimi pē ko iá. Kapau ‘e ‘ikai te ke fetu‘utaki mai kiate kimautolu mo fakakakato ho ngaahi fatongiá ‘i loto ‘i ha ‘aho ngāue ‘e 5, te ke ‘unu leva ki he lanu kulokulá.
- Lanu Kulokulá: Ko ho‘o ‘i he lanu kulokulá pē, ‘e lava leva ke holoki pe ta‘ofi ho‘o penefití. Kapau kuo holoki pe ta‘ofi ho‘o penefití, ‘e fiema‘u ke ke fetu‘utaki mai kiate kimautolu ‘i he vave tahá ke fakafoki ‘o fakakakato.
Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha fa‘ahinga ‘uhinga ‘e ‘ikai ai ke ke malava ‘o fakakakato ho‘o ngaahi fatongiá, talanoa mai kiate kimautolu ‘i he taimi pē ko iá. Kapau ‘oku ‘oku te‘eki ai ke ke fetu‘utaki mai, te mau feinga ke fetu‘utaki atu kiate koe kimu‘a ke ke ‘unu ki he lanu molí, ke ‘ilo‘i ‘a e ‘uhinga ‘oku te‘eki ai ke ke fakakakato ai ho ngaahi fatongiá.
Te mau ‘oatu ha tohi kiate koe ke fakahā atu ke ke ‘ilo‘i kapau ‘okú ke ‘i he lanu molí pe lanu kulokulá. Te ke toe lava foki ‘o sio ‘i he MyMSD pe ko e maama hala lanu hā ‘okú ke ‘i aí.
Ko hai ‘oku fakataumu‘a ki ai ‘a e sisitemi maama halá
Te ke ‘i he sisitemi maama halá kapau ‘oku ‘i ai hao ngaahi fatongia fakangāue mo e/pe fakasōsiale. Ko kinautolu eni:
- kumi ngāue pe mateuteu ke ngāue
- kau atu ki he Work Ability Assessments (Ngaahi Sivi ki he Malava ‘o Ngāué), ke tokoni‘i ‘emau mahino‘i ‘a e fa‘ahinga ngāue te ke lava ‘o faí
- kau atu ‘i he ngaahi me‘a ‘oku fakahoko (activities) ‘e he ‘emau ngaahi kautaha fakahoko ngāué, ke kumi ha ngāue pe mateuteu ki he ngāué
- ngaahi fatongia fakasōsialé (‘i he taimi ‘oku tauhi ai ‘a e fānau ‘oku fakafalala atú).
Kapau ‘okú ke ma‘u atu ‘a e Youth Payment (Totongi ki he To‘utupú), Young Parent Payment (Totongi ki he Mātu‘a Tauhi Fānau kei Si‘í) pe ‘i ai ha‘o youth coach (tokotaha fale‘i ki he to‘utupú), te ke ‘i he sisitemi maama halá ka ‘oku kehe ho ngaahi fatongiá. ‘Alu ki he uepisaiti ‘a e Youth Services ke ‘ilo mei ai pe koe hā ho ngaahi fatongiá.
Ko e ngaahi penefiti ‘oku ‘i ai honau ngaahi fatongia fakangāué mo e/pe fakasōsialé
Ko koe pe ko ho hoá ‘e ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi fatongia fakangāue mo e/pe fakasōsiale kapau ‘okú ke ma‘u atu ha taha ‘o e ngaahi penefiti ko ‘ení:
- Jobseeker Support (Tokoni ki he Kumi Ngāué), pe
- Sole Parent Support (Tokoni ki he Tauhi Fānau Tokotahá)
Kapau ‘oku si‘i hifo ‘a e ta‘umotu‘a ho hoá ‘i he 18, ‘e ‘i ai honau ngaahi fatongia fakato‘utupu. ‘Oku ‘uhinga eni te nau ‘i he sisitemi maama halá ka ‘oku kehe pē honau ngaahi fatongiá.
Ko koe pe ko ho hoá ‘e ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi fatongia fakangāue mo e/pe fakasōsiale kapau ‘okú ke ma‘u atu ‘a e:
- Emergency Benefit (Penefiti ki he Me‘a Fakatu‘upakeé), pe
- Emergency Maintenance Allowance (Tokoni ki hono Tokangaekina ‘o e Me‘a Fakatu‘upakeé).
‘E toe ‘i ai foki mo ho ngaahi fatongia kehe . Ke ‘ilo ki he me‘a ‘e hoko kapau ko koe pe ko ho hoá ‘oku ‘ikai fakakakato ho ngaahi fatongia kehé, vakai ki he ‘When you don‘t meet your obligations (‘I he taimi ‘oku ‘ikai ke fakakakato ai ho ngaahi fatongiá)‘.
Supported Living Payment (Totongi ke Tokoni‘i ‘a e Nofó)
Ko e tokolahi taha ‘o e kakai ‘oku nau ma‘u atu ‘a e Supported Living Payment ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ‘i he sisitemi maama halá. Ko e ‘uhinga ki hení he ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai hao fatongia kumi ngāue.
Te ke toki ‘i he sisitemi maama halá pē kapau:
- ‘okú ke tauhi ha fānau ‘oku fakafalala atu kiate koe, ‘o ‘uhinga eni ‘oku ‘i ai ho ngaahi fatongia fakasōsiale (‘oku tokangekina ‘a e fānaú mo fakapapau‘i ‘oku ‘ave kinautolu ke fai honau sivi fakafaito‘o mo ako‘i foki)
- kuo ‘osi vakai‘i te ke lava ‘o mateuteu ke ngāue pea kuo mau fakatalanoa atu kiate koe (‘oku tokosi‘i ‘aupito ‘a e kakai ‘oku nau ma‘u eni), pe
- kuo mau kole atu kiate koe ke ke kau atu ki he Work Ability Assessment (Vakai‘i pe ‘Oku Malava ke Ngāue) pe ko ha‘o ngāue mo ha kautaha fakahoko ngāue kuo mau aleapau mo kinautolu (‘oku tokosi‘i ‘aupito ‘a e kakai ‘oku kole atu ke nau fakahoko ení).
Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai hao hoa, ‘e malava pē ke kehe honau ngaahi fatongiá. ‘Oku ‘uhinga eni ‘e malava ke nau ‘i he sisitemi maama halá, ‘o tatau ai pē kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ke ‘i ai koe.