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The pecuniary interests register shows Upston has no mortgage on the apartment.
A senior Cabinet minister collecting $1000 a week to live in her own Wellington apartment is digging in saying she's "followed the rules" and is "comfortable" with them.
MPs' benefits are in the spotlight after Stuff last week drew attention to the situation of Social Development Minister Louise Upston who collects $52,000 a year to live in a Wellington home that the pecuniary interests register shows has no personal mortgage on it.
Upston is the minister responsible for lifting the eligibility threshold for homeowners claiming an accommodation supplement, which was part of legislation that passed its first reading last week.
