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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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Payment issues
Fixing issues with Accommodation Supplement, Special Benefit and other payments we’ve made
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16-19 year olds
Education, training, work and benefit help for 16-19 year olds
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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, wages deduction calculator and 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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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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loginGoing to the UK
If you are getting a benefit or payment from us and are moving to the United Kingdom, you need to contact us six weeks before you leave.
What you may get
You can't take your payments with you, but you may be able to get payments from the Department for Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom. You'll need to show evidence of your time in New Zealand, and you must apply when you get there.
| What you get here (current categories) | What you get here (new categories) | What you might get there... |
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| Unemployment Benefit Sickness Benefit |
Jobseeker Support | Jobseeker's Allowance Statutory Sick Pay - for up to 28 weeks only |
| Invalid's Benefit | Supported Living Payment (health condition, injury, disability or totally blind) | Employment and Support Allowance |
| Widow's Benefit | Sole Parent Support (widows only) | Widowed Parent's Allowance or Bereavement Allowance |
The Department for Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom decides who can get United Kingdom benefits and pensions and how much will be paid.
How to apply
Contact the United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions when you get there.
The Pension Service
The International Pension Centre
Tyneview Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 191 218 7777
You must tell us you're going overseas before you go.
If you are applying in New Zealand please call us to arrange a meeting with us at least six weeks before you leave New Zealand.
You (and your partner) will need to bring to that meeting your passport(s), another form of ID each and your travel itinerary or tickets. You'll also need to complete an application to take your payments overseas.