Private-school scholarships for poorer students have been attacked as an "elitist" use of taxpayers' money.

If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.

Beneficiaries who undergo a review after a year on an unemployment benefit will not lose that assistance if they can't find work, Paula Bennett says.

A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.

Thirteen of the 20 highest-paid beneficiaries and almost a third of those on more than $1000 a week are looking after other people's children.

Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.

The Government's biggest home visiting programme is under review after researchers found its US counterpart failed to reduce child abuse.

John Key's Cabinet punt on Paula Bennett has paid off handsomely.

Double accounting major forced to go on the dole after job-seeking desperation.