# Work and Income - Web Capture - Benefit Rates April 2026

**Document ID:** doc-0095
**Source organisation:** Work and Income
**Publication date:** 2026 (annual rates effective 1 April 2026)
**Publisher’s stated update date:** 13 July 2026
**Independently checked:** 8 October 2026
**Evidence:** Official guidance; Official primary

## Summary

Official payment tables effective from 1 April 2026, with exact pension, disability and care allowance amounts and clearly labelled tax treatment.

## Key facts

- NZ Super per fortnight after tax at M: single living alone $1,110.30; single sharing $1,024.90.
- A qualifying couple receives $1,708.16 combined per fortnight after tax at M, or $854.08 each.
- Disability Allowance maximum: $82.85 weekly, non-taxable.
- Residential Care Subsidy personal allowance: $58.34 weekly after tax at M.
- Accommodation Supplement weekly maxima for a single person without children: Area 1 $165, Area 2 $105, Area 3 $80, Area 4 $70.

## Next step

Choose the row for your living situation and tax code before comparing payments. These are April 2026 rates, not an individual entitlement calculation.

## Sources and scope

[Work and Income: official resource](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/benefit-rates/benefit-rates-april-2026.html) — accessed 8 October 2026.

Rates are effective from 1 April 2026. The retained 2026 publication year identifies the annual rate table; the source labels 13 July 2026 as its update date.

This brief is an original paraphrase of the linked public resources, not a verbatim web capture.