What April 1 cash boosts and power bill increases mean for your wallet

The financial year is coming to an end, and that means from next Tuesday, a lot of Kiwis will be getting more money in their wallets.

April 1st is when the Annual General Adjustment takes place – when benefits and minimum wage increase to account for wage growth or inflation.

While benefits are getting a 2.22 percent rise, and Super and the Veterans Pension gets a 3.51 percent increase, minimum wage is only going up by 1.5 percent.

As people continue to feel the sting of cost of living, what impact will these changes have – and how well is our economy performing at the moment?

To talk us through it all, today on The Front Page we’re joined by NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann.

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