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Be flexible with earthquake victims, English tells IRD, banks
Finance Minister Bill English has asked banks and the Inland Revenue Department to be flexible with Christchurch earthquake victims.
Finance Minister Bill English has asked banks and the Inland Revenue Department to be flexible with Christchurch earthquake victims.
Two former sex workers who have been without an income since a six-month job scheme ended on May 21 were granted unemployment benefits yesterday.
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.
Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.
Winz has started bumping people off the invalids benefit, months before new work tests officially come into force, beneficiary advocates say.
An ex-gangster's wife has admitted using documents to dishonestly claim $12,000 from taxpayers.
The Minister of Maori Affairs is warning that people using a 'Maori Traveller's Permit' instead of a driver's licence will be prosecuted.
If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.
The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.