Work and Income - Web Capture - Supported Living Payment
Work and Income
Official guidance
Official primary
2026-10-08
Next review: 2027-04-01
New Zealand
High confidence
published
Codex research — primary source check
Evidence boundary: Undated living guidance; original June 2026 capture was labelled 2026 without a demonstrated publication date. Eligibility page updated 24 July 2026 and income rules page updated 25 June 2026; both checked independently on 8 October 2026. SLP criteria, supplementary assistance and NZ Super eligibility must be assessed separately.
Short Answer
Official Supported Living Payment guidance distinguishes disability and full-time carer eligibility, with different minimum ages and an income assessment.
Why it matters
Identify the correct eligibility route and ask Work and Income about medical evidence, residence and income. New applicants can use MyMSD; existing benefit recipients can call 0800 559 009.
Key Points
- •Health condition, injury or disability route: applicants must be at least 16 and permanently and severely restricted in work capacity, or totally blind.
- •The work-capacity criteria cover a condition affecting work for more than two years or life expectancy under two years, and inability to regularly work 15+ hours weekly in open employment.
- •Full-time carer route: care must be at home for someone other than the applicant’s partner who would otherwise need hospital or residential-level care.
- •Carers must be 18+ without a dependent child, or 20+ with a dependent child.
- •Payment depends on the applicant’s situation and their and their partner’s income; some income exclusions apply.
- •For SLP alone, Work and Income says assets do not need to be declared. Other assistance can have separate asset rules.
Full Summary & Notes
Official Supported Living Payment guidance distinguishes disability and full-time carer eligibility, with different minimum ages and an income assessment. The payment itself has no cash asset test; supplementary assistance has separate rules.
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