Teen robbed intellectually impaired man, spent it on cannabis, fast-food and Kmart
The thief was sentenced to a year of home detention.
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Childcare fees rose at twice the general inflation rate from 2008-2017.
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Meth-related offending has now overtaken cannabis in New Zealand.
Editorial: Dole rise reflects lighter demands
Comment: Rise in number of the dole may reflect less enforcement of its requirements.
Govt could change discriminatory welfare law
A landmark case may change the way people on both ACC and welfare are compensated.
Woman camping by river with pets after losing rental home
Camping isn't fun when there's no alternative
Winz killer appeals conviction
Russell John Tully will argue his case at Court of Appeal in March.
Rotorua Work and Income placed in lockdown
Rotorua's Work and Income office was placed in lockdown this morning.
Mission's Christmas giving begins
Mission's Christmas giving from new sites during rebuilding.
Social service agencies dealing with 'avalanche of traumatised children'
Rachel Rose speaks with the agencies responding to domestic violence in Whanganui
Not enough to live on; negative Winz experience: Welfare survey
People said they do not currently receive enough income to live with dignity.
No more using fake names, welfare bosses pledge
Welfare services to stop using fake names and signatures when dealing with "risky" clients
Homeless flatmates may have to live in their cars
Two flatmates don't want to be separated from each other or their pets.
Work and Income accused of 'prying' into people's sex lives
Whether people are single or a couple affects their eligibility for benefits.
Cold comfort: Solo mum borrows to pay power bills
Karina Tipene heats up her house by cooking dinner late for her seven young grandchildren.
Rental nightmare: 'It was unfit for a dog for $320 a week'
Rental prices in Whanganui up nearly 40 per cent on last year
School uniform and sports vital to kids' self-esteem
At one Auckland school, 1 in 10 students are getting help with basic items like clothing.
Hardship in NZ: Winter bites hard for struggling single mum
Once bills are paid, nothing left for solo mum
'It rips you' - Family stretched by severe asthma
One basic item helped relieve a family from sickness, sleepless nights and stress.
Don't penalise mothers for working - report
Sole parents on welfare start getting penalised once they earn more than $100 a week.
Bridges says Govt going 'soft' on welfare
Winston Peters accuses Simon Bridges of taking a "puritanical" view on welfare sanctions.
Hardship in NZ: After bills paid, family has $1.68 a fortnight
Samantha once sponsored a child in poverty. Now her own daughter is being sponsored.
Benefit sanctions plummet, hardship grants rise
A culture change at Work and Income is underway, with sanctions falling by 20 per cent.
Children climb, swing and play outdoors
Dani Lebo and Stephanie Ward run Nature Play sessions for children in Whanganui
Pension policy: 'I don't want to be a bludger'
Hard look taken at controversial legislation widely considered to unfairly penalise some.
Work and Income offices given a makeover
Suspensions of benefits have fallen by 23 per cent under a new, less punitive approach.
Terminally ill man gets extra Govt funding
Ministry apologises to struggling South Auckland couple for delay in income assistance.
Gifts of cash 'godsend' for motor neurone couple
Struggling couple receive overwhelming response from public after sharing their story.
Mixed reaction to social welfare plans
Moves to tackle child poverty welcomed, but advocates say beneficiaries let down.
Government is failing beneficiaries, advocates say
Spending on police and no changes to benefit sanctions have been criticised by advocates
Tamihere: I've had enough of faceless bureaucrats
John Tamihere reckons we don't get value for our money from our top public servants.
Mum dies after birth; Dad denied paid parental leave
Newborn's widowed father excluded because of what MBIE calls "a gap in legislation".
MSD gives clues about welfare reform group
MSD has given away details on how the welfare overhaul will be conducted.
Solo mum told benefit cut after she went on Tinder dates
Ministry staffer tells mum date paying for night out deemed 'dependent relationship'.