Budget advisors brace for 2023 influx as Christmas bills and cost of living bite
Featured in stuff.co.nz - 7 Dec 2022
People struggling to stay afloat financially are likely to leave Taupō and Tūrangi’s free budgeting service “blown out of the water” in the new year.
The manager is urging locals to visit sooner, rather than later, and staff at the recently rebranded Taupō and Tūrangi Budget Advisory Service are preparing for a deluge of new clients in 2023.
“We are already seeing an increase in all sorts of people coming in, with KiwiSaver withdrawals and that sort of thing,” service manager Wendy Gatley said.