All of New Zealand is currently at Alert Level 1. We'll continue to help over the phone and online where we can. Our service centres are open and if we need to meet with you in person, we'll make an appointment with you.
Information is available for people affected by COVID-19, including individuals, employers and community providers.
Find out what we are working on with our partners and stakeholders to help Kiwi families and communities to thrive.
Read Treasury's update on benefit number forecasts as part of the fiscal forecasts.
A new report updates information to September 2020.
Growing Up in NZ has released a report about the lives of kiwi kids at the age of eight, based on data from their longitudinal study.
The Benefit Fact Sheets provide a high-level view of trends and are broken down by different benefits, gender, age groups and payment types.
The latest Children and Families Research Fund research explores factors that can contribute to positive self-control in pre-schoolers.
