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Financial help

There are different types of financial help available, depending on your situation. Talk to Work and Income or Inland Revenue (or, in some cases, a doctor) to find out what types of support you may be able to receive. This section describes some types of support that may be available.

This table lists different types of financial help that may be available.

Need	Financial help	Who to contact
Income support for carers	Domestic Purposes Benefit – Care of Sick or Infirm (DPB-CSI)	Work and Income
Income support for the person cared for	New Zealand Superannuation Veteran's Pension Invalid’s Benefit, Sickness Benefit	Senior Services Senior Services Work and Income
Help with extra costs	Disability Allowance, Assistance for hardship	Work and Income
Extra help with medical costs	Community Services Card	Senior Services
	High Use Health Card	Family doctor
Help when someone has died	Funeral Grant	Work and Income
Help with housing costs	Accommodation Supplement	Work and Income
	Rates Rebate Scheme	Local council
	Finding a Suitable Home	Housing New Zealand
	Renting from Housing New Zealand	Housing New Zealand
	Your rights as a tenant	Department of Building and Housing
	Home Ownership	Housing New Zealand
Home help	Tax deductions	Inland Revenue
Extra help if you are caring for a child	Child Disability Allowance	Work and Income
	Working for Families Tax Credits	Inland Revenue
	Tax deductions	Inland Revenue
Extra help for people over 65 years	SuperGold Card	Senior Services