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Resurgence Support Payment
Last week, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced that the Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) will be doubled as of 12 November, and paid fortnightly instead of on the current three-weekly schedule. The RSP will now be available at a rate of $3000 plus $800 per FTE, up to a maximum of 50 employees. To date, 70% of applications for the RSP have been from Taamaki businesses, while Waikato is the next highest area at 10%.
The enhanced RSP will be available until Taamaki moves into the new framework, and the wage subsidy will be available as long as areas of the country are still at Alert Level 3.
New fund for Auckland businesses
Minister Robertson also announced a $60 million fund for business advice and mental health support for Auckland businesses, delivered through the Regional Business Partner Framework. Businesses will be able to apply for up to $3000 worth of advice and planning support, and a further $4000 to implement that advice. They will no longer need to offer a matching contribution. Ten million dollars of the fund will be set aside for mental health and wellbeing support.
Transition support for business under new framework
Details of support available under the new COVID-19 Protection Framework are still being finalised, but there is a possibility that support will not be available to businesses that choose not to participate in the vaccination certificate system.
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Tangihanga
We know that tangihanga are particularly complicated during lockdown situations and we have put together this Tangihanga Process chart to provide information for whaanau on the appropriate guidelines to follow under Alert Level 4. For tangihanga at Alert Level 3, we encourage whaanau to act as though they are at Alert Level 4 and follow the above tangihanga process. We acknowledge that tangihanga under lockdown conditions is extremely hard on whaanau.
As part of this process, please also remember the following:
- If your loved one has died from COVID-19 then it will be critical for the Police and/or Health Provider to support you with information on what to do next.
- If your loved one has died from an unknown cause, a post-mortem will need to be undertaken. The Police will facilitate this process and will liaise directly with whaanau.
- A GP or Medical Practitioner will also need to complete the death certificate.
- Any whaanau wanting to make burial arrangements for Taupiri Maunga urupaa must contact Mr Tumate Mahuta on 0800 TAINUI (0800 824 684).
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