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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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