Stop or restart Winter Energy Payment

About this form

Use this form if you do not want to get the Winter Energy Payment and we’ll stop it. If you’ve asked us to stop it, you can also use this form to re-start it if you meet the criteria for the payment.

Criteria for Winter Energy Payment .

If you get Temporary Additional Support or Special Benefit and don't want to get the Winter Energy Payment, call us on 0800 559 009 instead of using this form.

We'll write to you once we've processed your request.

Please note the questions in this form may change dynamically based on your answers to previous questions.

Keeping a copy of this form

After you submit the form, you’ll see a confirmation page with all the info you entered. If you want to keep a copy, you can print that page or save it as a PDF using the browser’s print function. We can’t provide you with a copy of the form later.

Personal details

Client number (required)You can find this on your Community Services Card, SuperGold Card or by requesting a client number online

First name(s) (required)

Last name (required)

Date of birth (required)

Email (required)

Email confirmation (required)

Address Line 1 (required)

Address Line 2 (optional)

Suburb (optional)

City (required)

Postcode (required)If you're not sure what the postcode is for this address, you can find it with the NZ Post postcode finder

Preferred phone number (required)This must be a valid New Zealand number.

Other phone number (optional)This must be a valid New Zealand number.

Identity security

To help us confirm your identity, please select a security question relevant to you and provide an answer.

Security question (required)

What is your Benefit/Pension/Payment type? (optional)

Other Benefit/Pension/Payment type (optional)

What country were you born in? (optional)

What is your IRD number? (optional)If you’re not sure, you can search for your IRD number

What is your partner's date of birth? (optional)

Address Line 1 (optional)

Address Line 2 (optional)

Suburb (optional)

City (optional)

Postcode (optional)If you're not sure what the postcode is for this address, you can find it with the NZ Post postcode finder

Winter Energy Payment details

Do you want to stop or restart the Winter Energy Payment? (required)

Stop

Restart

Do you have a partner? (required)

Yes

I have talked about this with my partner and we both agree we don't want to get the Winter Energy Payment (required)

I have talked about this with my partner and we both agree we want to restart the Winter Energy Payment (required)

Declarations

The information I have provided is true and correct (required)

I have read the Ministry of Social Development's privacy notice and understand how my information will be used (required)

I understand my responsibility to let Work and Income know about any changes in my circumstances and what will happen if I do not do this (required)

MSD Number