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A couple who dishonestly obtained $87,986.80 in COVID-19 Wage Subsidy payments have been sentenced in Christchurch District Court to eight months’ home detention.

A man has been sentenced to eight months home detention for a $21,000 Wage Subsidy fraud he used to fund his online gambling.

The Ministry of Social Development has welcomed the release of the Royal Commission’s final report into abuse in care, which was tabled in Parliament this afternoon.

The Ministry of Social Development has published successful providers across the country to work with people to improve their financial wellbeing and take control of their finances.

Change proposals affecting four business groups have been finalised.

A man who made 50 applications for COVID-19 Wage Subsidy payments has been sentenced to seven months’ home detention.

Budget 2024 sets out the Government’s programme for delivering on its priorities, including building a strong economy, reining in public sector spending and supporting job growth.

A man has been jailed after defrauding the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme of $109,644.

A Christchurch man who applied for almost $40,000 in Covid-19 Wage Scheme subsidies using four different identities has been sentenced to six months community detention and reparations.

Modelling on how New Zealand adults move through the benefit system over their lifetime.

We’ll be working hard to achieve new targets set by the Government.

Cases we have taken through the courts to sentencing in recent months.