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$15,000 demand outrages Bennett
Paula Bennett has attacked the integrity of a solo mother who is asking for $15,000 to settle a privacy complaint against the minister.
Report links long-term sick leave to depression
People off work due to injury are likely to suffer high rates of depression and suicide, new research suggests.
Helping to foster better parents
A teaching method for caregivers of children from broken homes is "a bit like Supernanny" says the boss of a scheme aimed at coaching foster parents.
Rise in number of young without income
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.
Whanau Ora to receive $134.3 million
Families-based social services initiative Whanau Ora will receive $134.3 million in funding over the next four years, Prime Minister John Key announced today.
Winz tells jobseeker to 'dumb down' CV
Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.
Bennett suffers from mistaken identity
Paula Bennett lauded a professor she appointed to a welfare reform group - then confused him with a namesake with wildly opposing views.
Beneficiaries and pensioners lose $430m
The Govt has cancelled pumping $430m into superannuation, tax credits and benefits that would have, in effect, been compensation for higher tobacco taxes.
Minister denies offering money to beneficiary
Paula Bennett has denied she offered money to a beneficiary who laid a privacy complaint against her.
Cut dole to under-30s: Abbott
Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott is considering banning the dole for the under-30s.
Rudd blasts dole ban proposal
Australia's Opposition Leader says cutting the dole for people under 30 would reduce the need for skilled migrants to staff mines.
Welfare review to consider unemployment insurance
The govt-appointed Welfare Working Group will consider unemployment insurance among options for reforming the social security system.