Hon STUART NASH: Economic support has protected lives and livelihoods where it is needed most. In total, workers and businesses have received around $4.6 billion in direct financial support during the Delta outbreak, through five rounds of the wage subsidy and three rounds of the Resurgence Support Payment. About 1.1 million employees have been supported by the wage subsidy, plus a further 179,000 people who are self-employed. The wage subsidy has supported around 327,000 businesses. In terms of the Resurgence Support Payment, around 382,000 New Zealand businesses have received help to meet their fixed costs, with payments of more than $1.1 billion. Small businesses have received the lion's share of support: 61 percent by value of payments and 84 percent by volume of payments have gone to SMEs with five or fewer staff.