Dear Inland Revenue Department,

Release official information on which agency, administers & issues the cost of living payment and how to access this payment from Inland revenue after 1 August 2022

[Taxation cost of living payments bill 128-1]
Under the scheme, cost-of-living payments totalling $350, which is half the couple rate for the winter energy payment (WEP), will provide short-term support for low- to middle-income individuals earning up to $70,000 per annum and who are not eligible for the WEP. The payments will be made in 3 monthly instalments from 1 August 2022.

The main eligibility criteria for an individual receiving the payments are:
net income of $70,000 or less for the 2021–22 tax year;
not eligible to receive a qualifying benefit for the WEP (sole parent support, supported living payment, jobseeker support, jobseeker support student hardship, emergency benefit, emergency maintenance allowance, youth payment, young parent payment, New Zealand superannuation, or veteran’s pension) during the payment period;
aged 18 or over;
both New Zealand tax resident and present in New Zealand; and
not incarcerated.
The Inland Revenue Department will administer the payments and will determine eligibility based on the information it holds for individuals. Individuals will not need to apply for the payments.

Yours faithfully,

:tina-marie-kahurangi: house of moke