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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 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.
This week we have gone out to staff to consult on proposed changes within four of our business groups.
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.
