Luxon and Social Development Minister Apologise for Winter Energy Payment Error

Luxon and social development minister apologise for Winter Energy Payment error

The prime minister and social development minister have offered an apology to thousands of pensioners who did not receive their Winter Energy Payment this year, after an error in a law change meant people who were supposed to get the payment missed out.

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An urgent law changed rushed through Parliament last year has accidentally cut the Winter Energy Payment to thousands of pensioners and veterans.

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“Kiwis who’ve had their payments botched deserve an apology – it’s the least Luxon can do after making life harder for so many New Zealanders,” Willow-Jean Prime said.