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A - Z of what's available

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Accommodation Benefit

Accommodation Benefit is a weekly payment that's paid with your Student Allowance to help with accommodation costs.

Accommodation Supplement

Accommodation Supplement is a weekly payment that's not taxed, that helps people with their rent, board or the cost of owning a home.

Advance Payment of Benefit

If you're getting a benefit and have an immediate need for something essential, you may be able to get an advance payment of your benefit.

Assistance into employment

Assistance to transition into employment (before 1 July 2014 called Transition to Work Grant) is a payment that can help with costs when you're starting work or going to a job interview, eg buying work clothes or paying for travel.

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Child Disability Allowance

Child Disability Allowance is paid in recognition of the extra care and attention needed for a child or young person with a serious disability.

Childcare Subsidy

Childcare Subsidy is a payment that helps with the cost of pre-school childcare.

COVID-19 Income Relief Payment

The COVID-19 Income Relief Payment has now stopped. The final day of the Income Relief Payment was 4 February 2021.

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D

Disability Allowance

Disability Allowance is a weekly payment that's not taxed for people who have regular, ongoing costs because of a disability, such as visits to a health practitioner or hospital, medicines, extra clothing or travel.

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Jobseeker Support Student Hardship

Jobseeker Support Student Hardship is a weekly payment to help with your living expenses during a study break of more than 3 weeks.

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N

New Zealand scholarship payments

If you're awarded a NZ Scholarship from NZQA, we'll confirm you meet the payment criteria and then pay it to you.

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Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy

Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy is a payment which helps families with the costs of before-school and after-school programmes for up to 20 hours a week, and school holiday programmes for up to 50 hours a week.

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Recoverable Assistance Payment

A Recoverable Assistance Payment can help you pay for something you need urgently, when you have no other way of paying for it, eg appliances, school uniforms or rent arrears.

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Special Needs Grant

A Special Needs Grant is a one-off payment that helps you out with urgent costs, eg, emergency dental or medical treatment, food or bedding.

Student Allowance

A Student Allowance is a weekly payment that can help with your living expenses while you’re studying.

Student Allowance Transfer Grant

If you have a partner or child and need help to pay living expenses during a stand-down while transferring from a Student Allowance to a benefit, we may be able to help.

Student Loan

A Student Loan helps to pay for your course fees, study materials (eg, books, computer, travel) and living costs.

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TeachNZ scholarships

TeachNZ provides scholarships that focus on areas where teachers are needed. If you're awarded one of these scholarships, we'll pay it to you.

Temporary Additional Support

Temporary Additional Support is a weekly payment that's not taxed that helps you when you don't have enough money to cover your essential living costs.

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Winter Energy Payment

The Winter Energy Payment is an extra payment over the winter months for students getting Jobseeker Support Student Hardship.

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