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Advance Payment of Benefit

Paid by Ministry of Social Development — Work and Income · 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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Where this comes from

An Advance Payment of Benefit is a one-off payment to help you pay an essential or emergency cost if you can't pay it another way. To qualify for this payment you need to be getting a main benefit (e.g., Jobseeker Support), a pension or Orphan's or Unsupported Child's Benefit and you will have...

https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/advance-payment-of-benefit

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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.workandincome.govt.nz

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