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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-650/
- Published: 2022-10-07T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-07T04:53:11.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

> More than 12,000 ineligible people, including a number who are dead, received the first cost of living payment due “coding and administrative” errors, a new document reveals.  
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> That’s on top of nearly 108,000 payments – equal to **$12.6m** – going to people who were potentially overseas, despite the cost of living payment intended only for individuals present in New Zealand.  
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> \[…\] Parker said the $12.6m that went to people potentially overseas was less than the extra cost of an application-based process.   
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> Newshub

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