Not human-checked You must apply
Income support
One-off payment
Recoverable Assistance Payment (interest-free hardship loan)
Recoverable Assistance Payment
Paid by Ministry of Social Development — Work and Income · 🇳🇿 New Zealand
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
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Who qualifies
The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
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The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed is free and always will be.
2 documents you'll need
Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
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Where this comes from
Recoverable Assistance is an interest-free payment for essential costs that you pay back later.
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/
Last checked 2026-08-12 · extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human
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