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Covid-19 Alert Level 4 – Wage Subsidy & Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) – 17 August 2021

COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021:
The Government has announced that a wage subsidy will be available to businesses impacted by New Zealand moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 on 17 August 2021. It will be available to all New Zealand businesses and self-employed people that meet eligibility criteria. Applications will be open from 9 am on Friday 20 August 2021 for two weeks.

COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment (RSP):
The Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) is a payment to help support viable and ongoing businesses or organisations due to a COVID-19 alert level increase to level 2 or higher. If your business or organisation is facing a reduction in revenue due to an alert level increase, you may be eligible for the RSP. Applications for the alert level increase announced on 17 August will open at 8 am on 24 August.


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