ACC stops payments to record number of long-term clients

Tuesday 28 October 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Tue 28 Oct 2025, 2:22pm

In this story ACC, Megan Main

Nearly 8,000 long-term ACC clients had their payments stopped in the year to June after the agency decided they were work-ready or no longer injured. Some affected individuals, including a Dunedin man, claim they are unable to work and believe the decision is a cost-saving measure.

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1. NZ HeraldTue 28 Oct 2025, 1:29pm

   ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesTue 28 Oct 2025, 2:22pm

   Former Inch Bar owner impacted as ACC stops payments in record numbers (opens in new tab)