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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Budget 2021
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Social unemployment insurance scheme signalled

A working group will investigate an ACC-style scheme to reduce the need for post-crisis ‘ad-hoc’ schemes.

Julie Iles Thu, 20 May 2021

Minister of Finance Grant Robertson has announced the government’s commitment to a social unemployment insurance scheme to be operated similarly to ACC as part of his budget speech.

The scheme would provide 80% of income for a fixed period of time after people lose their jobs, with minimum

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