Extra help · New Zealand

What else could you get on top of your benefit?

Getting one payment does not always mean that is all the help available. Choose what you already receive, then answer a few questions so we only suggest support that fits what you told us.

Based on official New Zealand rules. No account required.

You may be able to get more than one type of help

A main benefit does not automatically exclude supplementary assistance.
Housing, disability, childcare and essential-cost support can have separate rules.
Some payments affect the amount of another.
MyEligible separates known combinations from cases Work and Income must assess.

What do you already get?

Choose the main payment you receive now, or say if you are not sure.

Jobseeker SupportMain income support while looking for workSupported Living PaymentLong-term support when you cannot work full timeSole Parent SupportMain support for sole parents with dependent childrenNZ SuperRetirement pension from age 65Youth PaymentSupport for young people in approved situationsYoung Parent PaymentSupport for young parents in approved situationsStudent AllowanceStudyLink living costs while studyingI do not currently get a main paymentYou may still qualify for other helpI am not sureWe will point you to a broader check

Select a main payment above to continue. Nothing is preselected.

Owe Work and Income money? What can I do?

Answer a few questions to see what you could ask Work and Income about. These are things to ask for. Work and Income decides, and nothing here promises a debt will be reduced, paused or written off.

Your answers stay in this page. They are not saved, sent anywhere or put in the web address.

Do you have a debt with Work and Income?

YesNoNot sure

Your options will appear here

Keep responding to Work and Income notices while you ask. Nothing on this page pauses or changes a debt.

Next step: answer the first question above. Choose Not sure if you are unsure whether you have a debt.

AI-reviewed, human review pending. General information, not legal or financial advice. Checked against Work and Income pages on 18 October 2026.