1 Aug 2022

Paying it back: cost of living payment

From Nine To Noon, 9:07 am on 1 August 2022

From today - anyone who earns under $70 dollars a year, and is not eligible for the winter energy payment, will see $116 appear in their bank account - the first installment of the $350 payment over the next three months.

So far 56 people have contacted IRD to opt out of the payment. Susie speaks with London based IT worker, Laura, who left New Zealand in 2014.

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