How the cost of living payment became so messy

Over the next three months, more than two million New Zealanders are set to receive a $350 payment from the Government.  
 
That money is intended to help alleviate the cost of living crisis, and comes with no strings attached. Most people don’t have to do anything to get it.  

It could have been a surefire political win, but now Labour has had to explain why New Zealanders and migrants who have left the country are somehow receiving this payment as well. 

So how did this happen, and was a free handout even the right way to tackle the cost of living crisis in the first place?  

Today, NZ Herald Wellington Business Editor Jenee Tibshraeny joins Damien to explain how giving away cash backfired on the Government.  

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