Workandincome.govt.nz - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
90% 
Page quality
69% 
Page structure
29% 
Link structure
72% 
Server
63% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.65 s
File size
86.40 kB
Words
1850
Media files
8
Number of links
304 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Work and Income
The page title is too short. (158 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Work and Income are here to help you financially if you're on a low income or not working, support you into work and help you find housing.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (854 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-nz
Server location: New Zealand
The following language is defined by HTML: en-nz
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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authorwebcoordinator@msd.govt.nz
copyrightMinistry of Social Development
DC.PublisherMSD
DC.TitleWelcome to Work and Income
keywordsWork, income, news, updates, Te Pae Tata
DC.SubjectGovernment departments
descriptionWork and Income are here to help you financially if you're on a low income or not working, support you into work and help you find housing.
DC.DescriptionWork and Income are here to help you financially if you're on a low income or not working, support you into work and help you find housing.
DC.Identifierhttps://www.workandincome.govt.nz/index.html
DC.FunctionInforming
DC.Languageeng
DC.CreatorMSD
DC.Date.created2015-08-07
DC.Date.modified2025-07-09
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1850 words. That's ok.
29.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.85 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 37 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/webadmin/images/header-bg.pngbackground pattern
/webadmin/images/logo-winz.svgWork and income | Te Hiranga Tangata
/webadmin/images/mymsd.svgNo alt attribute provided
/webadmin/images/mymsd.svgMyMSD
/webadmin/images/nav-icon.svgNo alt attribute provided
/webadmin/images/msd-logo.svgGo to Ministry of Social Development's website
.../nzgovt-logo-expanded-wordmark-white.svgNew Zealand Government
https://shielded.co.nz/img/custom-logo.pngShielded Site

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Kia ora, welcome to Work and Income
The H1 heading contains the words welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 56 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Kia ora, welcome to Work and Income
H2 Our online services
H2 Find out about
H2 Latest news
H3 Work homepage
H3 Benefits and payments homepage
H3 On a benefit homepage
H3 Housing homepage
H3 Check what you might get
H3 Finding work
H3 Seniors
H3 Housing
H3 Community Services Card
H3 Not working
H3 Living expenses
H3 Children
H3 Employer services
H3 Traffic light system survey
H3 Civil Defence Payments
H3 Changes to how we assess board payments
H3 How we can help
H3 Online services
H3 About
H3 Contact us
H4 Overview
H4 Get ready to work
H4 Find jobs
H4 Working
H4 Lost your job
H4 Start your own business
H4 Overview Duplicate text
H4 Not working Duplicate text
H4 Living expenses Duplicate text
H4 Relationship changes
H4 Health and Disability
H4 Seniors Duplicate text
H4 Caring
H4 Urgent or unexpected costs
H4 Children Duplicate text
H4 Moving to New Zealand
H4 Benefits and forms
H4 Overview Duplicate text
H4 Something's changed
H4 Income
H4 Childcare
H4 Going overseas
H4 Re-apply, review or renew
H4 Payments
H4 Debt
H4 Rights and responsibilities
H4 Overview Duplicate text
H4 Nowhere to stay
H4 Find a house
H4 Living in your home
H4 Moving house
H4 Other languages
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 13 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://workandincome.govt.nz/Anchor Skip to main content
https://workandincome.govt.nz/IMG-ALT Work and income | Te Hiranga Tangata
/employers/Employers
/providers/Providers
https://my.msd.govt.nz/?utm_so...External Subdomain Go to MyMSD login
/work/index.htmlWork homepage
A-TITLE Description
/work/index.htmlOverview We can help you get ready to apply and find the right job for you. We can even help you while you're working.
A-TITLE Overview
/work/get-ready-to-work/index....Get ready to work You can get training, help with CVs and cover letters, and advice for job interviews.
A-TITLE Get ready to work
/work/find-jobs/index.htmlFind jobs Find out what jobs are available, which job is best for you and how you can plan your career.
A-TITLE Find jobs
/work/working/index.htmlWorking Whether you've just started a job or need some help at work, we've got your back.
A-TITLE Working
/work/lost-your-job/index.htmlNew window Lost your job We'll help you get ready to find a new job and support you while you're between jobs.
A-TITLE Lost your job
/work/start-your-own-business/...Start your own business Get help to plan and set up a successful business or be a self-employed contractor.
A-TITLE Start your own business
/eligibility/index.htmlBenefits and payments homepage
A-TITLE Benefits and payments homepage
/eligibility/index.htmlOverview Take a look at the range of benefits and payments we have available.
A-TITLE Overview
/eligibility/lost-job/index.htmlNot working Redundancy, health condition or disability or another reason you can’t work
A-TITLE Not working
/eligibility/living-expenses/i...Living expenses Food, school costs, power, accommodation or other living expenses you need help with
A-TITLE Living expenses
/eligibility/relationships/ind...Relationship changes You’ve had a relationship break-up, family breakdown or violent relationship end
A-TITLE Relationship changes
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Health and Disability Counselling, prescription and GP costs, medical alarms and other costs we can help with
A-TITLE Health and Disability
/eligibility/seniors/index.htmlSeniors Travelling overseas, how to apply, payment rates and dates, overseas pensions, income and other info for Seniors
A-TITLE Seniors
/eligibility/carers/index.htmlCaring Caring for someone else’s child or someone with a health condition, injury or disability
A-TITLE Caring
/eligibility/urgent-costs/inde...Urgent or unexpected costs Dental, glasses, car repairs, fridge, washing machine, funeral or other urgent costs you need help with
A-TITLE Urgent or unexpected costs
/eligibility/children/index.htmlChildren Childcare, school uniforms, stationery, having a baby and other costs if you have children
A-TITLE Children
/eligibility/moving-to-nz/inde...Moving to New Zealand Payments you can get from us, settling into NZ, overseas pensions and more.
A-TITLE Moving to New Zealand
/products/index.htmlBenefits and forms A-Z list of benefits, forms, benefit rates
A-TITLE Benefits and forms
/on-a-benefit/index.htmlOn a benefit homepage
A-TITLE On a benefit homepage
/on-a-benefit/index.htmlOverview Check out what you need to do when you're getting a benefit or other payment from us.
A-TITLE Overview
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/index.htmlSomething's changed Address, contact details, overseas travel, childcare, relationship or anything else that’s changed.
A-TITLE Something's changed
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/income/i...Income Declare income and income deduction tables
A-TITLE Income
/on-a-benefit/childcare/index....Childcare Change in your childcare situation, continue childcare payments, cohort entry schools and other childcare information
A-TITLE Childcare
/on-a-benefit/overseas-travel/...Going overseas Travelling or moving overseas may affect your payments.
A-TITLE Going overseas
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/index.htmlRe-apply, review or renew Re-apply for a payment, review circumstances, renew medical certificate and more
A-TITLE Re-apply, review or renew
/on-a-benefit/payments/index.htmlPayments Check or stop your payments, payment cards and other information
A-TITLE Payments
/on-a-benefit/debt/index.htmlDebt Check your debt, repayments and other debt information
A-TITLE Debt
/on-a-benefit/your-rights-and-...Rights and responsibilities Our commitment to you, obligations, complaints, benefit fraud and more
A-TITLE Rights and responsibilities
/housing/index.htmlHousing homepage
A-TITLE Housing homepage
/housing/index.htmlOverview Find out how we can help you with housing.
A-TITLE Overview
/housing/nowhere-to-stay/index...Nowhere to stay Get help if you have nowhere to stay right now.
A-TITLE Nowhere to stay
/housing/find-a-house/index.htmlFind a house Find out where to look for private housing, or apply for public (social) housing.
A-TITLE Find a house
/housing/live-in-home/index.htmlLiving in your home Get help with accommodation costs, and advice on any housing issues and public housing tenancies.
A-TITLE Living in your home
/housing/move-house/index.htmlMoving house Find out how we can help if you’re moving house.
A-TITLE Moving house
/housing/other-languages/index...Other languages Read some of our housing information in other languages.
A-TITLE Other languages
https://workandincome.govt.nz/Go to the Work and Income home page
https://my.msd.govt.nz/?utm_so...New window External Subdomain login
IMG-ALT MyMSD
/online-services/Online Services
/online-services/apply/index.htmlApply online
/online-services/superannuatio...Apply for NZ Super
/online-services/mymsd/index.htmlMyMSD
https://check.msd.govt.nz/External Subdomain Check what you might get
https://findajob.msd.govt.nz/External Subdomain Kimi Mahi Mai - Find a Job
/online-services/vacancy/index...List a job vacancy
/online-services/help/index.htmlHelp with online services
/work/index.htmlWork
/work/get-ready-to-work/index....Get ready to work
/work/find-jobs/index.htmlFind jobs
/work/working/index.htmlWorking
/work/lost-your-job/index.htmlLost your job
/work/start-your-own-business/...Start your own business
/eligibility/index.htmlBenefits and payments
/eligibility/carers/index.htmlCarers
/eligibility/carers/care-illne...Caring for someone with a health condition, injury or disability
/eligibility/carers/care-child...Caring for a child with a disability
/eligibility/carers/care-someo...Caring for someone else's child
/eligibility/children/index.htmlChildren
/eligibility/children/childcar...Childcare
/eligibility/children/having-a...Having a baby
/eligibility/children/school-c...School costs
/eligibility/carers/care-someo...Text duplicate Caring for someone else's child
/eligibility/emergencies/index...Emergencies
/products/a-z-benefits/civil-d...Civil Defence Payment
/products/a-z-benefits/rural-a...Rural Assistance Payment
/eligibility/emergencies/enhan...Enhanced Taskforce Green
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Health and disability
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Vehicle modification
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Contraception
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Counselling
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Dental treatment
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Glasses
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...House modification
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Medical alarms
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Prescriptions and health practitioner costs
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Residential care
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Travel costs
/eligibility/living-expenses/i...Living expenses
/eligibility/living-expenses/h...Heating and power bills
/eligibility/living-expenses/m...Managing your money
/eligibility/living-expenses/p...Public transport fares
/eligibility/lost-job/index.htmlYou're not working
/eligibility/lost-job/made-red...Redundancy
/eligibility/lost-job/health-c...Health condition or disability
/eligibility/lost-job/fired-or...Fired or left
/eligibility/lost-job/deported...Deported to NZ
/eligibility/lost-job/prison.htmlReleased from prison
/eligibility/relationships/ind...Relationships
/eligibility/relationships/bre...Break-up
/eligibility/relationships/fam...Family breakdown
/eligibility/relationships/vio...Violent relationships
/eligibility/seniors/index.htmlSeniors
/eligibility/seniors/check/ind...Find out if you can get NZ Super or Veteran's Pension
/eligibility/seniors/superannu...NZ Superannuation
/eligibility/seniors/veterans-...Veteran's Pension
/eligibility/seniors/supergold...SuperGold Card
/eligibility/seniors/other-pay...Other payments
/eligibility/urgent-costs/inde...Urgent costs
/eligibility/urgent-costs/food...Food
/housing/live-in-home/housing-...Accommodation
/eligibility/living-expenses/h...Power, gas and water bills or heating
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Text duplicate Dental treatment
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Text duplicate Glasses
/eligibility/urgent-costs/whit...Whiteware
/eligibility/health-and-disabi...Medical costs
/eligibility/urgent-costs/hous...House repairs and maintenance
/eligibility/urgent-costs/car-...Car repairs
/eligibility/urgent-costs/bere...Bereavement
/eligibility/urgent-costs/fire...Fire or theft
/eligibility/moving-to-nz/inde...Moving to NZ
/eligibility/moving-to-nz/over...Overseas pensions
/on-a-benefit/index.htmlOn a benefit
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/index.htmlChanges and income
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/income/i...Income
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/address-...Change housing details
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/relation...Text duplicate Relationships
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/bank-acc...Change bank account
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/child-en...Child enters or leaves your care
/on-a-benefit/tell-us/contact-...Change contact details
/on-a-benefit/overseas-travel/...Going overseas
/on-a-benefit/overseas-travel/...Text duplicate On a benefit
/on-a-benefit/overseas-travel/...NZ Super or Veteran's Pension
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/index.htmlRe-apply, review or renew
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/jobseek...Re-apply for Jobseeker Support
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/sole-pa...Re-apply for Sole Parent Support
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/re-appl...Re-apply for TAS
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/renew-m...Renew medical certificate or information
/on-a-benefit/re-apply/reviews...Review of circumstances and annual income
/on-a-benefit/obligations/inde...Obligations
/on-a-benefit/obligations/obli...Jobseeker Support obligations
/on-a-benefit/obligations/obli...Supported Living Payment obligations
/on-a-benefit/obligations/obli...Sole Parent Support obligations
/on-a-benefit/obligations/not-...When you don’t meet your obligations
/on-a-benefit/payments/index.htmlPayments
/on-a-benefit/payments/check-y...Check your payments
/on-a-benefit/payments/main-be...Changes to your payments
/on-a-benefit/payments/money-m...Money management for youth clients
/on-a-benefit/payments/stop-yo...Stop your payments
/on-a-benefit/childcare/stop-c...Stop your childcare payments
/on-a-benefit/payments/payment...Payment cards
/on-a-benefit/debt/index.htmlDebt
/on-a-benefit/debt/repaying-de...Repay debt while on benefit or pension
/on-a-benefit/debt/repaying-de...Repay debt if not on benefit or pension
/on-a-benefit/childcare/index....Text duplicate Childcare
/on-a-benefit/childcare/change...Change in circumstances
/on-a-benefit/childcare/contin...Reviewing Childcare Subsidy payments
/on-a-benefit/childcare/contin...Confirm OSCAR payments every term
/on-a-benefit/childcare/stop-c...Stop childcare
/on-a-benefit/childcare/childc...Childcare absences
/on-a-benefit/childcare/moving...Move to OSCAR
/on-a-benefit/childcare/extend...Extending childcare
/on-a-benefit/having-another-c...Having another child
/on-a-benefit/arrest-warrants....Arrest warrants
/on-a-benefit/your-rights-and-...Your rights and responsibilities
/on-a-benefit/obligations/inde...Your obligations
/on-a-benefit/your-rights-and-...Have someone act on your behalf
/on-a-benefit/your-rights-and-...Fraud and investigations
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Our commitment to you
/housing/index.htmlHousing
/housing/nowhere-to-stay/index...Nowhere to stay
/housing/nowhere-to-stay/emerg...Emergency housing
/housing/nowhere-to-stay/famil...Escaping family violence
/housing/nowhere-to-stay/leave...Leaving prison
/housing/find-a-house/index.htmlFind a house
/housing/find-a-house/who-can-...Who can get public housing
/housing/find-a-house/apply-fo...Apply for public housing
/housing/find-a-house/waiting-...Waiting for public housing
/housing/find-a-house/acceptin...Accepting a public housing offer
/housing/live-in-home/index.htmlLiving in your home
/housing/live-in-home/housing-...Housing costs
/housing/live-in-home/live-in-...Living in public housing
/housing/live-in-home/stay-in-...Staying in emergency housing
/housing/move-house/index.htmlMoving house
/housing/move-house/bond.htmlBond Grant
/housing/move-house/security-c...Accommodation Security Cover Grant
/housing/move-house/accommodat...Accommodation Costs in Advance Grant
/housing/move-house/moving-cos...Moving Costs Grant
/housing/move-house/tenancy-co...Tenancy Costs Cover
/housing/move-house/transition...Transition to Alternative Housing Grant
/housing/move-house/transfer.htmlTransfer to another public housing property
/products/index.htmlBenefits, rates and forms
/products/a-z-benefits/index.htmlA-Z benefits
/products/benefit-rates/index....Benefit rates
/products/forms/index.htmlForms
/products/payment-for-one-off-...Income and cash asset limits
/providers/index.htmlText duplicate Providers
/providers/housing-providers/i...Housing providers
/providers/housing-providers/p...Property owners and landlords
/providers/housing-providers/e...Emergency housing suppliers
/providers/housing-providers/t...Transitional housing providers
/providers/housing-providers/p...Public housing providers
/providers/getting-payments-fr...Getting payments from us
/providers/getting-payments-fr...Register as a supplier
/providers/getting-payments-fr...Ways you can be paid
/providers/getting-payments-fr...Manage your supplier details
/providers/getting-payments-fr...Refund money you owe
/providers/health-and-disabili...Text duplicate Health and disability
/providers/health-and-disabili...Medical certificates
/providers/health-and-disabili...Helping people into work
/providers/health-and-disabili...Residential care notifications
/providers/health-and-disabili...Residential Support Subsidy agencies
/providers/health-and-disabili...Second opinions
/providers/health-and-disabili...About medical appeals
/providers/health-and-disabili...Resources
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Childcare and OSCAR
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Register your childcare service
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Register as an OSCAR provider
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Payment schedules
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Tell us when things change
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...Types of childcare assistance
/providers/childcare-and-oscar...OSCAR grants
/providers/programmes-and-proj...Programmes and projects
/providers/advocates/index.htmlAdvocates
/providers/employment-and-trai...Employment and training providers
/providers/forms/index.htmlText duplicate Forms
/about-work-and-income/index.htmlAbout Work and Income
/about-work-and-income/contact...Contact us
/about-work-and-income/contact...Phone us
/about-work-and-income/contact...Our locations
/about-work-and-income/contact...International Services
/about-work-and-income/contact...Overseas pension agencies
/about-work-and-income/contact...Veterans' contacts
/about-work-and-income/contact...Deaf, hard of hearing, speech impairment
/about-work-and-income/contact...Other languages
/about-work-and-income/contact...Service Express
/about-work-and-income/contact...Report a suspected fraud
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Our services
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Text duplicate Our commitment to you
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Cheap as data
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Documents to provide when you apply
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Appointments
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...About International Services
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Words we use
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Become a contracted provider
/about-work-and-income/our-ser...Information for trespassed clients
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Our privacy notice
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Collecting your information
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Using your information
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Sharing your information
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Respecting your information
/about-work-and-income/privacy...Managing your information
/about-work-and-income/feedbac...Feedback and complaints
/about-work-and-income/feedbac...Making a complaint
/about-work-and-income/feedbac...Review of a decision
/about-work-and-income/feedbac...Review of a medical decision
/about-work-and-income/feedbac...Online surveys
/about-work-and-income/news/in...News
/about-work-and-income/careers...Careers at Work and Income
/about-this-site/index.htmlAbout this site
/about-this-site/accessibility...Accessibility
/about-this-site/privacy-discl...Privacy, disclaimer and copyright information
/about-this-site/security.htmlOnline security
/employers/index.htmlText duplicate Employers
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Recruitment
/employers/help-with-recruitme...List a vacancy
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Hire an LSV graduate
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Hire disabled people or people with health conditions
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Shortlisting
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Pre-employment drug testing
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Make an employment offer
/employers/help-with-recruitme...Hiring migrant workers
/employers/subsidies-training-...Extra support and training
/employers/subsidies-training-...Flexi-wage
/employers/subsidies-training-...Apprenticeship Boost
/employers/subsidies-training-...Mana in Mahi
/employers/subsidies-training-...Skills for Industry
/employers/subsidies-training-...Support once your employee starts work
/employers/subsidies-training-...Mainstream programmes
/employers/subsidies-training-...Modifications to your workplace
/employers/partner-with-us/ind...Industry partnerships
/employers/redundancy-support/...Redundancy support
/employers/adverse-event/index...Emergencies and adverse events
/employers/employee-debt-deduc...Employee debt
/online-services/mymsd/index.htmlText duplicate MyMSD
/online-services/apply/index.htmlText duplicate Apply online
https://check.msd.govt.nz/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Check what you might get
https://findajob.msd.govt.nz/External Subdomain Kimi Mahi Mai - Find a Job website
https://www.facebook.com/MSDNe...New window External Subdomain Follow us on Facebook
https://check.msd.govt.nz/External Subdomain Check what you might get Use our online tool to find out what payments you might be able to get from us.
/work/index.htmlFinding work We can help you get ready to apply for jobs and find the right job for you. We can even help you while you're working with things like training ...
/eligibility/seniors/index.htmlSeniors Find out about NZ Super, payment dates and rates and more.
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