Benefit

Government announces cheaper fuel and half price public transport for three months

Some New Zealanders will save between $11.50 and $17.23 per tank of fuel.

Beneficiaries spending most of their benefit on rent are relying on early payouts to survive

There have been 200,000 advanced payments made to New Zealanders in the last three months alone.

Benefits are going up, but only marginally

On Thursday, changes in benefit rules and this year’s minimum wage increase kicks in. It should make it easier for those earning the least amounts to…

The new social supermarket where nothing has a price tag

Instead of being allocated food parcels, this new supermarket lets people choose exactly what food support they need -  and it’s all for free. 

New Zealand’s first…

A young father shows us how he lives on the benefit | Show Us Your Money

A young father shows us his life on the Jobseeker Benefit.

New Zealanders seem to hate beneficiaries. Is there hope that Covid will change that?

Covid has meant nearly 40,000 people have accessed the jobseeker benefit, nearly half of them for the first time. One million New Zealanders have been given…

#WeAreBeneficiaries

"Forced onto the job-seeker benefit while pregnant with cancer was a dehumanising traumatic experience." - We Are Beneficiaries is a social media project that aims to…

#WeAreBeneficiaries

"Forced onto the job-seeker benefit while pregnant with cancer was a dehumanising traumatic experience." - We Are Beneficiaries is a social media project that aims to…

  • 05 Feb 19