The Government says there are 29,000 fewer Kiwis receiving benefits since the last quarter - including hundreds who had theirs cut after being caught claiming them unfairly.

With four children, solo father Jamie le Bas has the odds stacked against him.

The biggest changes to the child support system in more than 20 years have been signed off in Parliament today and will come into place in April next year.

A family with three autistic children have been told they need to manage their children's behaviour if they want to get a state house.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will launch a scathing attack on churches and charities that oppose the Government's welfare cuts.

Child poverty is not a party political issue; it is a moral and ethical issue, writes Susan St John. "It may have been possible some time ago to bury our heads in the sand and ignore the prevalence of child poverty in NZ."

Welfare benefits will go up by just 0.61 per cent from April 1 because the Government has decided not to give beneficiaries any compensation for higher cigarette prices.

Identity fraudsters "systematically and methodically" stole more than $500,000 in benefit scams before being caught last year.

Beneficiaries have overtaken Asians as the group New Zealanders consider to be the most discriminated against.

An East Coast man on the dole for 25 years is the longest unemployment beneficiary in the country and has been paid more than $260,000 in taxpayer money.

A New Zealand politician is lobbying his Australian counterparts about changing laws to allow New Zealanders a fair go.

Stripped of his own right to permanent residency and citizenship in Australia, he has become a tireless advocate for other New Zealanders caught by the 2001 changes to Australian social security rules.

Editorial: A large number do not understand the consequences of not finding a job. They leave for Australia without realising they will not have access to most of that country's welfare safety net, including dole and disability payments.

The debate around the level of tax paid by multinational corporations, and where they pay them, has morphed into a drama involving protagonists.

Women heading back into the workforce after a long break and worried they have nothing to wear to a job interview are getting a boost of confidence from the team at Dress for Success.

Paul Little: Send jobless to Oz? A poor solution

A British family who have lived in New Zealand for seven years face deportation because the father has a brain tumour.

Here's a quick quiz. You are a child. Who is most likely to kill you. Your mum? Your dad? Stepdad? Rodney Hide says police have the answer.

The respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.

Five years after they were thrust unwillingly into the political spotlight, things have changed for the residents of McGehan Close - much of it for the better.

A Rotorua man has admitted benefit fraud which lasted more than 15 years.

Sir Geoffrey Palmer's call to include disease and congenital disabilities under ACC would mark a radical change in our social welfare system.