More than half of 189,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit have received it for at least a year, data from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
More than half of 189,000 New Zealanders on the Jobseeker benefit have received it for at least a year, data from the Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
So what does National do when its minor support party tries to steal media attention with dog whistling racism? It reverts to some good old beneficiary bashing.
The Herald reports: The estimated time that work-ready Jobseeker recipients will spend on income support until they reach retirement age has jumped by 23 per cent since 2019, amid a “worrying” slowdown of the benefits system that could strain government finances and trap thousands of people in poverty. Growing up in a household where no adult is