Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes into force on 10 December 2021, amends the COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payments Scheme (August 2021) Order 2021 (the August order) to provide for a seventh grant payment. The August order requires that, for a person to be eligible for a grant under the COVID-19 resurgence support payments scheme (August 2021),—
the person must have experienced a minimum 30% decline in revenue in relation to a business or an organisation during a nominated 7-day period; and
the nominated 7-day period must be during the specified period for that grant.
New clause 5J sets out the criteria for determining who is eligible for a seventh grant of money under the CRSP scheme. The specified period for the seventh grant starts on or after 3 October 2021 and ends with 9 November 2021.
The seventh grant is of a different amount to earlier grants. The fifth and sixth grants were based on $3,000 plus an additional amount of $800 for each full-time equivalent worker. The seventh grant is based on $4,000 plus an additional amount of $400 for each full-time equivalent worker. The fifth and sixth grants were double the amounts of the earlier grants.
Further amendments—
provide that the resurgence support payments scheme (August 2021) ends 6 weeks after the first date on which any area of New Zealand moves to the COVID-19 Protection Framework:
allow newly-acquired businesses to apply for the fourth to seventh grants (that is, the 29 October, 12 November, 26 November, and 10 December payments).
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 2 December 2021.
This order is administered by the Inland Revenue Department.