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that’s not your own.</p> </li> <li> <h2> <a href="/web/20240508182442/https://www.govt.nz/browse/family-and-whanau/financial-help-for-your-family/working-for-families-payments/">Working for Families payments</a> </h2> <p class="ga-content-container">Get help with the costs of raising children with Working for Families tax credit payments. Your payments are worked out based on the information you give Inland Revenue about your income for the year.</p> </li> <li> <h2> <a href="/web/20240508182442/https://www.govt.nz/browse/family-and-whanau/financial-help-for-your-family/apply-for-best-start-payments/">Apply for Best Start payments</a> </h2> <p class="ga-content-container">Most New Zealanders can get a weekly payment to help support their newborn baby. 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