Thousands of solo parents are being penalised up to $200 for not naming the other parent.

About 21,000 people have passed NCEA exams but have no credits due to unpaid fees.

Almost 100 Kiwis have found jobs this year through an employment boosting programme.

Sallies' foodbank feel pressure from families escaping Auckland's housing woes.

It is a win for farmers and job seekers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Redevelopment and methamphetamine were two key reasons for evictions from state houses.

Green MP Jan Logie: reasons women won't name a father are "none of the state's business."

Activists attempted to break through police lines to where Bill English is speaking.

A man who donated his kidney to his brother will have to wait to recover his lost income

Meanwhile, a plan to require all NGOs to give up their private data has been criticised.

Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer

Police say it's not unusual for them to prosecute beggars who are asking for money but don't need it. The comment comes after a Hastings

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Parents take a win with free early childhood education, but Hamilton centres out of pocket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Prosecution prompted by double murder in Ashburton Winz office sees Ministry of Social Development convicted for failing to protect its staff.

The Ministry of Social Development is awaiting sentencing on breach of health and safety legislation after the 2014 Ashburton Work and Income office killings.

Child advocates call for access to be simplified

South African-owned insurer Youi NZ expects to pay a $350,000 fine for breaking the law with misleading sales tactics.

COMMENT: All political parties are determined to give me a benefit I don't need, what's the point of refusing?

COMMENT: Set up support networks and make sure that local addiction recovery services are available. If not, agitate for them.

One month after their mother died of cancer, four Birkenhead children face becoming homeless on Saturday unless they can get a state house.

A homeless solo mother of three who was given a voucher for a motel room had to give one child to her parents because there was no space for all of them in the motel.

COMMENT: The rewrite of the Social Security Act is a good time to abolish the sanctions altogether.

Housing NZ has bought a motel to help meet the area's housing shortage - but the existing residents will have to move out to make room for the homeless.

A brief liaison with a man she didn't know cost a young Auckland woman $28 a week off her benefit for two years.

The Ministry of Social Development may have to pay millions to make Work and Income offices safer for staff.

A family living in a South Auckland garage faces eviction in October because the landlord converted it into a flat without a council permit.

A new study says Work and Income is pushing many beneficiaries into jobs that don't last - and even told a pregnant woman to start

A new study by Victoria University student Alicia Sudden says Work and Income is pushing many beneficiaries into jobs that don't last.

Threats and assaults on Work and Income staff in Canterbury doubled after the fatal shooting in Ashburton two years ago.