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Accommodation Supplement checker

Estimate how much weekly Accommodation Supplement may be worth checking based on your housing costs, household and Work and Income rules.

You do not need to be on a benefit to get this. Working people can qualify.

  • Uses official Work and Income rates
  • Free
  • No account

Before you start

Your estimate depends on where you live, your housing costs, income and assets. Work and Income makes the final assessment.

What would you like help with?

Many people check Accommodation Supplement while working. Work and Income makes the final decision.

Your situation

  1. Your housing

    Housing situation

    We estimate your Accommodation Supplement area from your district. Work and Income confirms the exact area for your address.

    Choose a district to estimate your supplement area

    Work and Income groups locations into four Accommodation Supplement areas. We estimate the area from your district; Work and Income confirms it from your address.

    Rent or board paid each week.

    NZ$
    per week

  2. Your household

    Optional, but adding it gives you a more useful estimate.

    NZ$
    per year before tax

    Needed for an estimate. A sole parent uses the same cash asset limit as a couple.

    NZ$

    Main benefit and superannuation recipients use different entry thresholds. People who are not on a main benefit need income for a weekly estimate.

  3. Facts that change the result

    Are you 18 or older, or 16 or 17 and financially independent?
    Are you a New Zealand citizen or residence-class visa holder, and ordinarily resident?
    Social housing
    Do you receive board from someone who lives with you?

Your estimate

Estimated Accommodation Supplement

Need more information

Choose where you live so we can estimate your supplement area. Work and Income confirms the exact area from your address.

Accommodation Supplement

How we worked this out
Rules used
Work and Income Accommodation Supplement rates
Rules checked for
23 October 2026
Still needed
We need more information before we can estimate this part.

Last verified 12 October 2026. Official source (Work and Income)

What you should verify

  • Your address and Accommodation Supplement area

Next step

What to know next

Select your district, then ask Work and Income which area applies to your address.

Apply or confirm with Work and Income

Select your district, then ask Work and Income which area applies to your address.

Check official Accommodation Supplement information
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Last verified: 12 October 2026

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