New Zealand Seeks To Ease People Off Welfare
The Government's latest welfare reforms will help get people out of the "trap" of benefit dependency, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.
The second bill in the Government's two-stage welfare reforms, signed off by Cabinet yesterday, will reduce the number of benefit categories, make benefits more work-focused, introduce expectations for partners of beneficiaries and make beneficiaries prepare for work.
Source: New Zealand Herald. Read full article. (link)
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