Cost of living support
New funding in Budget 2025 delivers targeted support for many Kiwis who are doing it tough.
Lower family medical costs, and better access to long-term medications, by increasing the maximum prescription length from three months to twelve months.
Lifting the income threshold to enable up to 66,000 additional lower-income households with a SuperGold cardholder to get a rates rebate.
Better targeting Working for Families to low- and middle-income families with children, by raising the family income threshold and increasing the abatement rate, so that 142,000 families receive an average of $14 more per fortnight. The cost of this additional support will be met by income testing the first year of the Best Start tax credit, in the same way the second and third years are currently tested.
Lower costs for around 115,000 teachers by covering their registration and practising certificate fees through to 2028, saving them up to $550.