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Green light for ‘Welfare that Works’

A comprehensive package of reforms to the benefit system unveiled today will shift more people off Jobseeker Support into employment and introduce tougher consequences...

Government Bill discharged due to Minister’s absence in parliament

The Regulatory Systems (Social Security) Amendment Bill, intended for its first reading in Parliament, was unexpectedly discharged after no minister was available to present...

Emergency support for East Coast flooding

Civil Defence payments are now available for people affected by the severe weather in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti to help cover some emergency costs,...

Job seekers to report on progress after six months from today

A new requirement for people on Jobseeker Support benefits to meet with MSD after six months to assess how their job search is going...

Getting new job seekers on the pathway to work

Jobseeker beneficiaries who have work obligations must now meet with MSD within two weeks of their benefit starting to determine their next step towards...

Tougher sanctions aim to reduce welfare dependency

Social Development Minister Louise Upston has announced an increase in benefit sanctions starting June, focusing particularly on young jobseekers. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD)...

Government to ‘focus on getting people into work’

The coalition government will refocus employment efforts and the welfare system so that supporting people who can work into jobs is the number one...

‘Benefit numbers show scale of repair job ahead’ – Upston

Benefit numbers released today paint a grim picture of the previous government’s economic mismanagement, Social Development and Employment Minister, Louise Upston says. “The fact there...

National to bring in Jobseeker Benefit ‘Traffic Light System’

National will do more to get unemployed people off the Jobseeker benefit and into suitable work, including introducing more sanctions for those who persistently...

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