Photo: NZ HeraldThe Ministry of Social Development has filed criminal charges in seven cases of alleged abuse of the Wage Subsidy scheme, involving close to $370,000 of taxpayer money. The latest data shows close to $800 million has been recouped in recouped in Wage Subsidy repayments. MSD has completed 14,525 pre-payment and post-payment checks on wage subsidy applications, resolved 5535 allegations of wage subsidy misuse, completed 528 wage subsidy-related investigations, and recouped $794.6 million in Wage Subsidy repayments. "MSD is preparing criminal charges for a further eight cases of wage subsidy abuse and is progressing civil recovery action in another 11 cases," the statement said. "MSD has carried out an extensive range of work in order to identify and check possible wage subsidy fraud or incorrect payments.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 09, 2022 08:28 UTC