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  • Where to start when thinking about residential care

    Found in Health / Rest homes and residential care / Where to start when thinking about residential care

    If you’re looking to move into a rest home or hospital you have some big decisions to make. Find out what you first need to think about and do.

  • Apply for Best Start payments

    Found in Family and whānau / Financial help for your family / Apply for Best Start payments

    You may be able to get a weekly payment to help support your newborn baby. Best Start payments are available until your child turns 3. Whether you can get the payment depends on your family income.

  • If you live overseas now

    Found in Tax, benefits and finance / New Zealand Superannuation and the Veteran's Pension / If you live overseas now

    If you live overseas, you may be able to keep getting some or all of your New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran’s Pension.

  • Personal medical alarms

    Found in Health / Help in your home / Personal medical alarms

    Apply for government help to pay for a monitored medical alarm service if you have an ongoing illness, an injury, age-related health problems or if you’re a disabled person.

  • Jury service

    Found in Law, crime and justice / The courts / Jury service

    If you're enrolled to vote, you can be asked to serve on a jury once every 2 years.

  • Help for partners staying at home

    Found in Health / Rest homes and residential care / Help for partners staying at home

    If your partner moves into a rest home or hospital, you can get financial help to stay in your home, look after your own health and visit your partner.

  • Choose the gender on your citizenship record

    Found in Passports, citizenship and identity / Changing your gender / Choose the gender on your citizenship record

    If your gender is different to what’s on your birth certificate, you can change it when you apply for NZ citizenship — or get your citizenship record updated.

  • Help with mental health and addiction

    Found in Health / Help with mental health and addiction

    Specialist health services and resources for mental illness or addiction.

  • Transfer to a different residential care facility

    Found in Health / Rest homes and residential care / Moving into residential care / Transfer to a different residential care facility

    You can transfer to another residential care facility if you want to. Or you may have to transfer if the level of care you need has changed.

  • Getting help with your budget

    Found in Family and whānau / Financial help for your family / Getting help with your budget

    There are community services that can help you manage your finances.

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