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.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made it clear she has no appetite to change the entitlements of New Zealanders in Australia.

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.

A South Island couple in their 50s has admitted taking nearly $180,000 in welfare benefits over 23 years.

Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.

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

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.

Another Work and Income related privacy breach has come to light, following three already revealed this week.

Jobseekers have spent thousands of dollars of public money at Glassons and Hallensteins in an attempt to impress future employers at interviews.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says there is not a systemic problem with privacy at Work and Income NZ.