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MSD ‘concerned’ one-in-four beneficiaries getting paid wrong
The minister admitted it was 'challenging'.
Children in need: More kids asking for food, not presents this Christmas
Kataraina Ashby: Government has placed us in rich, middle and lower classes.
Beneficiaries first in queue: New targets for $1.1 billion employment support
Govt believes much of the funding for schemes should be reserved for beneficiaries.
Ministry apologises after telling sick beneficiary to supply CV
'I actually really stressed about this' - The beneficiary received the letter by accident.
'I've been betrayed': Benefit cut after one missed appointment
A former public servant lost all his JobSeeker allowance after missing one appointment.
So much more than a 'cool job': Solo mum on a benefit turns into digger-driving trailblazer
'It just came to the point where I was totally sick of that kind of life.'
Benefit traffic light system: What you need to know
Government announced new traffic light scheme, additional system changes.
Trade Me job applications hit record levels
Beneficiaries being encouraged to apply for 'any' job may be adding to the number.
The benefit fraudster who didn't need to defraud MSD after all
Her children were not in her care but she continued to collect the benefits.
Thousands sign up for Jobseeker benefit; data points to more job losses
Over 2000 more people went on the Jobseeker benefit in May.
Jan Lawton looks forward to relaxing retirement after long service at Workbridge
'Jan is very well-known and respected in the Whanganui community,'
New requirement for job seeker beneficiaries kicks in
Rule change part of Govt's plan to reduce number of people getting dole payments.
MSD owed billions as families spiral into ‘crippling’ debt
MSD data shows the amount of debt owed is $2.61 billion as of March 31, 2024.
Louise Upston: Carmel Sepuloni’s welfare claim misleading
OPINION: I am steering the welfare system towards focusing on what people can do.
My experience on the DPB was not a pleasant one - Carmel Sepuloni
OPINION: Labour's deputy leader calls out Louise Upston over social welfare comments.
From benefit to self-employment
Inspiring Northlanders reveal how they got off the benefit and into self-employment. Video / Michael Cunningham
'It's a distraction': PM’s swift U-turn, will pay back $13k in accommodation allowance
Labour says PM 'treating hard-working Kiwis like a bottomless ATM'.
Claire Trevett: PM's own goal and backdown on accommodation allowance
Luxon caved in on the allowance for his apartment within two hours of defending it.
109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year
The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.
Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed
OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.
Welfare crackdown will directly impact vulnerable youth - advocate
'What these young people are going through is already traumatic,' advocates say.
Focus: New measures to be put into place to reset welfare system
PM Christopher Luxon and Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston announce new measures to reset the welfare system. Video / Mark Mitchell
Revealed: New benefit rates reduce forecast incomes of disabled by $2300 by 2028
Fresh modelling shows disabled people will lose out.
National expects to sanction more beneficiaries, says minister
'It’s a consequence of people not taking actions to help themselves,' says Louise Upston.
Opinion: Minimum wage increase is actually a cut
OPINION: This minimum wage increase is, in fact, a real-term cut in incomes.
MSD warns incoming minister of rising number of Kiwis on benefit, more increases likely
'We are seeing increasing complexity in clients’ needs.'
Young people on jobseeker benefits need sanctions - Paula Bennett
OPINION: How can we accept that 34,000 young people are on benefits.