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.

Prime Minister John Key has called for a Government-wide review of online information after the Government's largest security breach.

"Paula Bennett is right when she says poverty isn't an excuse for child abuse," writes Tapu Misa. "There is no excuse for child abuse."

A Northland beneficiary has broken his 30-day hunger strike with a "Broadway Breakie" complete with eggs, sausages, hashbrowns, bacon and two flat whites.

The proposed new multi-agency plans for each child, backed by an IT system accessible by all agencies, should have been set up years ago, writes Simon Collins.

A hunger striker on his 27th day without food has written an open letter to Social Development Minister Paula Bennett pleading with her to stop "stalling policies" on food grants.

Food programmes for hungry Kiwi schoolchildren may soon get a boost from the Government to top off an overwhelming public response to recent media appeals.

As Wellington tries to find creative solutions to its housing problem, city residents are being called on to offer their spare rooms to the homeless.

Disabled hunger striker Sam Kuha is hoping to meet Social Development Minister Paula Bennett in Auckland tomorrow.

Good teachers matter, but the problem with conflating education and poverty is that the focus can narrow unhelpfully on one piece of the puzzle, writes Tapu Misa.

A Putaruru school serving up compulsory breakfasts and hot lunches for just $1 a meal says the benefits are showing in students' dental records.

Gareth Morgan says the Social Security Amendment Bill could be the "most irrelevant sideshow" in the circus that is tighter targeting of social benefits.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has admitted the Government does not have the resources to test all beneficiaries under tough new welfare reforms.