New screening measures have been launched ahead of the second cost of living payment.

The next $116 payment is due out on Thursday.

The Auditor-General says the payment should have been rolled out more carefully to stop ineligible people living overseas getting it again.

31,000 people won't get the second payment until they confirm they're in New Zealand.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson told Heather du Plessis-Allan since the first payments there have been conversations with Inland Revenue around what can be done to make sure criteria is properly implemented.

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New screening measures have been launched ahead of the second cost of living payment.
The next $116 payment is due out on Thursday.
The Auditor-General says the payment should have been rolled out more carefully to stop ineligible people living overseas getting it again.
31,000 people won't get the second payment until they confirm they're in New Zealand.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson told Heather du Plessis-Allan since the first payments there have been conversations with Inland Revenue around what can be done to make sure criteria is properly implemented.
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Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers.