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The Winter Energy Payment is buying less warmth each year – could there be a better long-term fix?
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New Zealand's Winter Energy Payment, introduced in 2018 to help low-income households with heating costs, faces questions about whether its current purchasing power is sufficient and whether eligibility should be expanded to include tertiary students.
The Winter Energy Payment is buying less warmth each year – could there be a better long-term fix?
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As New Zealand enters the colder months of the year, more than a million Kiwis have begun receiving their government-funded top-ups to help pay the power bill.
Since it was introduced in 2018, the Winter Energy Payment has helped pensioners, beneficiaries and others on fixed incomes cover heating costs. It has also seen debate about who should receive it and whether it should be more tightly targeted.
Student associations have proposed extending the payment to tertiary students – so
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