MAHERE PŪTEABudget Planner NZ
See exactly what is coming in, what is going out and what is safe to spend this week. No guessing, no shame, no surprises.
No card needed to start. Your numbers stay private. Only you can see them.
Wages, benefit, NZ Super, Working for Families and anything else coming in. Weekly, fortnightly or monthly, the app works it out per week for you.
Rent, power, food, phone, transport, kids, debts. Every section a budget needs, in a clear order, so nothing gets missed.
See what is left over each week. Print it, save it as a PDF, or send it to your kaimahi or support worker.
Work and Income, social housing, a new rental, a loan, a mortgage or a KiwiSaver hardship withdrawal. Your budget, what you own and what you owe, and a checklist of the proof they will ask for, all ready to print.
Follows the Work and Income budget worksheet layout, so it is easy for them to read. Comes with the documents checklist for your housing assessment.
A hardship pack with your budget, what you own and owe, and everything your provider is likely to ask for, with links to their forms.
Show a landlord or the bank exactly where your money goes, with your savings history alongside. They do their own checks, but you walk in prepared.
Made by someone who sits with whānau through Work and Income, housing and hardship applications every week.
One number you can trust each week, after your bills, debts and savings are taken care of.
Bond, car, house deposit, Christmas. It works out what to put away each week to get there on time.
Send your budget to your support worker in one tap, so you are both working from the same numbers.
No bank logins, no ads, nothing sold. Your budget stays on your phone.
Benefits, NZ Super, Working for Families, tangihanga costs. Built for how money really works here.
After 7 days the app locks until you choose a plan or use an access code. Anything you printed, saved or shared during your trial stays with you. See our terms for cancelling and refunds.
For iwi and kaupapa Māori providers, housing providers, reintegration and social services. Give your tangata 12 months of full access and give your kaimahi the tools to build budgets with them on the spot.
No. Mahere Pūtea is an independent tool. It follows the layout of the Work and Income budget worksheet so your budget is easy for them to read, but Work and Income decides what you are entitled to.
Only you. Your budget is kept on your own device and is never sent to us. We only hold your name and email so your trial and plan work.
To start your trial and keep track of your plan, so you do not lose access if you change phones. We only send you marketing emails if you tick the box to say yes.
The app locks until you choose a monthly or yearly plan, or use an access code from a support service. Anything you printed or saved stays with you.
Start your trial, then enter the code when the app asks. It unlocks the full app for the time your support service paid for.
Yes, any time. Your plan keeps going until the end of the period you paid for.
Yes. Open it in your browser, then tap Share and Add to Home Screen on iPhone, or Install app on Android. It sits on your phone like any other app.