Hon PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN: On 1 April, 830,000 people receiving the New Zealand superannuation and veterans pension received a 3.1 percent increase to their payments due to its linkage to the average wage; 60,000 students receiving student allowance will see increases of 1.15 percent, indexed to the Consumers Price Index (CPI); 70,000 people receiving supplementary assistance only will see increases of 1.15 percent, indexed to the CPI. All up, when we include the changes to minimum wage, 1 April saw incomes rise for 1.4 million New Zealanders.