COVID-19 support for businesses
General financial support available to businesses:
What it does | Available for | How to apply |
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COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme Helps to pay employees if they can't work due to Ministry of Health advice. The Leave Support Scheme is a weekly payment. It is paid at the following rates:
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Businesses that have employees who are unable to work due to MOH advice. | Apply via WINZ. Call 0800 40 80 40 for questions. |
COVID-19 Small Business Cashflow Scheme (SBCS) A 'top up loan' is also being introduced. The top up loan will allow those businesses that have already accessed a loan to draw down an additional $10,000 with a new repayment period of 5 years and the first 2 years being interest free. |
Businesses with 50 or fewer FTEs that have been adversely affected by COVID-19 (full details here). | Apply via IRD by 31 December 2023 |
IRD - support for businesses:
IRD can support businesses in the following ways:
- Write-off penalties, interest incurred due to hardship or reduced cashflow.
- Extend no interest timeframes for IRD Small Business loans. Write-off loans for hardship.
- Show more leniency for tax payment deferrals, tax payment write-offs for hardship and simplify the process.
Please contact IRD if you need support.
How businesses should operate under COVID-19
Up-to-date information about how businesses should operate under COVID-19 is available in over 30 languages, including:
A full list is available here.
Vaccination information
An up-to-date list of vaccination centres in and around the city centre is available here.
Testing information
Information about testing centres in and around the city centre is available here.