COVID-19: Financial support for businesses
A summary of the financial support available to help you, your business and employees through the response to COVID-19.
COVID-19: Financial support for businesses
There are various COVID-19 financial support schemes available to businesses, depending on your situation. Learn more about each type of support and where you can find more information.
On this page:
- Short-Term Absence Payment
- Leave Support Scheme
- Small business cash flow loan scheme
- Events Transition Support Payment scheme
- Having an NZBN could make applying for financial support easier
- Financial support too
Short-Term Absence Payment
The Short-Term Absence Payment is available to employers to pay workers who follow public health guidance and stay home while waiting for a COVID-19 test result. It’s also available to eligible self-employed workers. To be eligible, workers need to be unable to work from home and need to miss work while waiting for their test results.
How much
There’s a one-off payment of $359 payment for each eligible worker. Employers or the self-employed can apply for any worker once in any 30-day period, unless a health official or doctor tells the worker to get another test.
How to apply
You can apply on the Work and Income website.
More information and how to apply(external link) — Work and Income
Leave Support Scheme
The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme is available to employers to help pay employees who have been advised to self-isolate because of COVID-19 and can’t work from home. It’s also available to eligible self-employed workers.
How much
- $600 per week for full-time workers and $359 per week for part-time workers.
How to apply
You can apply on the Work and Income website.
How to apply for the Leave Support Scheme(external link) — Work and Income
Leave Support Scheme(external link) — Work and Income
Source: Business.govt.nz/covid-19/financial-support-for-businesses/
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