Welfare System
Changes to welfare system not "fit for purpose"
The Government is to scrap a benefit sanction that saw solo mothers penalised by up to $28 a week if they didn't name the father of their child. Removing the sanction will cost $113.4 million over… Audio
Work & Income overhaul: Families in need 'can't wait'
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says an announcement on the promised overhaul of the welfare system can be expected in the next three to four weeks.
Questions have been raised again about… Audio
Govt overhaul of welfare system 'imminent'
The Government's overhaul of the welfare system - promised as part of Labour's confidence and supply agreement with the Greens - is imminent. The Social Development Minister, Carmel Sepuloni, says… Audio
Metiria Turei fights backlash after benefit fraud admission
Metiria Turei says it was her duty and responsibility as an Member of Parliament to tell her story about lying while on benefits. She says NZ should not have a welfare system that makes mothers choose… Audio