If your employment has recently been impacted, you may be able to get a benefit or some other financial help from Work and Income

There is help available for urgent costs like: food accommodation costs (rent, mortgage, board, emergency housing) repairs or replacing appliances, emergency dental treatment, emergency medical treatment, health travel costs and water tank refill. 

You can find more information about financial support (including eligibility criteria) on the Work and Income website at https://workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/covid-19-support.html 

Work and Income call centres are experiencing very high demand at the moment, so we recommend you check the website first. If you don’t have access to the internet you can call them on 0800 559 009.