
Budget advisers say people struggling with tens of thousands of dollars in Work and Income debt
Loans, housing costs, death of a partner and unemployment are main causes of poverty.
Loans, housing costs, death of a partner and unemployment are main causes of poverty.
Just over 6% of the population, or 204,765, were on Jobseeker Support in September.
Missed appointments and failing to prepare for work have contributed to the cuts.
Young people on the benefit say they're barely surviving as they struggle to find work.
MSD recommended beneficiaries on non-financial sanctions have access to hardship payments.
A $3000 life-saving epilepsy monitor has been funded by The Den Maungaturoto.
'I think about what I could have achieved if this had not happened in my life.'
The Government says it wants beneficiary numbers to fall, but they continue to rise.
Issue over nearly $250,000 in pandemic-era wage subsidies.
OPINION: Ten years after a tragedy that rocked a town, the impact is everlasting.
About 200 whānau who are unaccounted for are probably sleeping in cars, garages.
The Government says it's a temporary measure and that there's capacity in the system.
'She has taken advantage of the benefit system for her own personal gain.'
'I actually really stressed about this' - The beneficiary received the letter by accident.
A former public servant lost all his JobSeeker allowance after missing one appointment.
'It just came to the point where I was totally sick of that kind of life.'
OPINION: For years disabled people have had little choice and control over their lives.
Experience at ministry office has man worried about changes to disability services.
Thousands of roles have been cut within the public sector.
OPINION: Also in this week's wrap – the PM's embarrassing benefit blunders.
Government announced new traffic light scheme, additional system changes.
PM says there'll be “no more excuses” for beneficiaries not knowing their obligations.
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.
OPINION: Compulsory seminars are seldom helpful — they serve mainly to humiliate.
OPINION: We're all implicated in the Abuse in Care inquiry report. So what will we do now?
'There are very senior people who need to hang their heads in shame for their conduct.'
Former members are filing charges after claiming to be made slaves from birth.
Her children were not in her care but she continued to collect the benefits.
Over 2000 more people went on the Jobseeker benefit in May.