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New requirement for job seeker beneficiaries kicks in

Rule change part of Govt's plan to reduce number of people getting dole payments.

Casketeer Kaiora Tipene says Winz funeral grant process is archaic, lacks mana

A funeral director says it’s time for a review of the system as it’s not fit for purpose.

The $2b social housing cliff no one is talking about

The social housing sector is blighted by a fiscal cliff that creates haves and have-nots.

More than 40 Auckland boarding houses operating illegally

Issues include gang-affiliated guests, fire safety breaches, and challenging owners.

Inside a $2 billion pay-equity debacle

The union says many care and support workers are back to square one.

Russian women to get full NZ pension after overseas ones stopped by invasion

One of the women said the pension reduction was having an acute effect on her household.

Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?

ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.

Greens call out Govt - just 0.5% of beneficiaries on benefits for 24 years

The Greens have accused the Government of being misleading with beneficiary statistics.

Tim Hazledine: Social welfare wasn’t supposed to be like this

OPINION: Today's welfare has been grotesquely changed from its original vision.

109,000 Kiwis on Jobseeker welfare for more than a year

The PM says he's seen enough evidence to prove the use of sanctions should be ramped up.

Audrey Young: The real jobseeker shocker everybody missed

OPINION: Critics might want to check the fine print before they cry 'cruelty'.

Focus: New measures to be put into place to reset welfare system

PM Christopher Luxon and Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston announce new measures to reset the welfare system. Video / Mark Mitchell

Revealed: New benefit rates reduce forecast incomes of disabled by $2300 by 2028

Fresh modelling shows disabled people will lose out.

Government’s $3b landlord tax cut would be retrospective, trigger refunds

The IRD says the new Government's tax cuts could be applied retrospectively.

Opinion: Minimum wage increase is actually a cut

OPINION: This minimum wage increase is, in fact, a real-term cut in incomes.

Beneficiaries now likely to spend 13 years on welfare

Govt estimates of the expected time on Jobseeker have jumped 23 per cent in four years.