Working for Families
IRD-administered tax credits that top up the income of eligible NZ families with dependent children.
Working for Families is a package of tax credits — principally the Family Tax Credit and In-Work Tax Credit — paid to families with dependent children, scaled by income and number of kids. Payments arrive weekly, fortnightly, or as an annual lump sum.
It runs on your own income estimate, which is the trap: underestimate the year’s income and IRD claws back the overpayment at year end. Updating your estimate when pay changes keeps the square-up small.
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