When Working for Families payments finish

These are some common situations when you may no longer qualify to receive Working for Families payments or your payments from Inland Revenue may reduce.

• You no longer have a dependent child.
• Your child leaves your care.
• You leave New Zealand permanently.
• Your income increases beyond the limit for an entitlement.
• You start a new relationship.
• You start receiving Working for Families payments from MSD (Work and Income).

If your income is over the limit for 2 years in a row, you will be automatically deregistered for Working for Families. If you qualify again later on, you can restart using a shortcut process:

Restart Working for Families

Read more about each of these Working for Families eligibility requirements.

Dependent child

Principal caregiver

Residency requirements

Types of payment

Working out your family income