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Auckland Action Against Poverty coordinator Brooke Stanley-Pao says the move reveals a disconnect between the Government and those doing it tough.

“Inflation has really shifted the goal posts for many people. “This is life and death for a lot of people. People on the benefit needed more, they are short hundreds of dollars each week to cover their basic needs for a healthy life,” Asher said. The Government has the power to improve the quality of life for people and at the moment they are not doing it.” Finance Minister Grant Robertson defended the exclusion of beneficiaries from the cost of living support payment, and said the Government had already provided increases for those on income support. But people who receive the winter energy payment, such as those on sole parent support, the jobseeker benefit, veterans and people getting NZ Superannuation, are not entitled to the cost of living payment.