The Auditor General has told Inland Revenue to better focus its future cost of living payments to ensure they go only where they're supposed to.
It was a key budget announcement but the first round of payments to those earning less than $70,000 fell into the hands of offshore New Zealanders, former migrants and in some cases, people who'd died.
Now the government is adding extra checks to the next round of payments, due to go out on Tuesday.
Our political reporter Giles Dexter joins us now.
