Income support in New Zealand
20 income support programmes we could source and date. Sorted so the ones with a published amount come first.
Check which of these you qualify for
18 more income support programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Jobseeker Support Student Hardship (summer break support for students)
- Sole Parent Support
- Supported Living Payment
- New Zealand Superannuation (universal state pension from age 65)
- Veteran's Pension
- Youth Payment
- Young Parent Payment
- Emergency Benefit
- Temporary Additional Support (TAS)
- Special Benefit (legacy hardship payment)
- Orphan's Benefit
- Unsupported Child's Benefit
- Special Needs Grant for food (hardship food grant)
- Recoverable Assistance Payment (interest-free hardship loan)
- Advance Payment of Benefit
- Civil Defence Payment (emergency event support)
- ACC weekly compensation (80% income replacement after injury)
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