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Working for Families tax trap

For some families, the dole is a better option than Working for Families tax credits. Simon Collins investigates what's wrong.

Childcare windfall swallowed up by bills

State funds boost commercial part of industry

Pressure grows in Britain for publication of 'torture boys' report

In the United Kingdom, calls are growing by opposition politicians and the public that the full report of the review of the case of two brothers who savagely attacked a pair of boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, should be made public.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Plenty of fault in our ACC system

Parents of disabled face more hardship

Govt doing nothing to stop unemployment - Labour

Dole numbers up 13pc in December

Benefits would rise with GST, says Key

$2.6m for posh-school entry under fire as elitist

Private-school scholarships for poorer students have been attacked as an "elitist" use of taxpayers' money.

<i>Craig Elliffe:</i> Some taxing problems built into system

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Kick abusers off the dole

If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.

Bennett spells out new benefit rules

Dole not cut as long as work sought - Bennett

Beneficiaries who undergo a review after a year on an unemployment benefit will not lose that assistance if they can't find work, Paula Bennett says.

State house resident with rental properties sentenced

A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.

$1000-plus welfare grants for other people's children

Thirteen of the 20 highest-paid beneficiaries and almost a third of those on more than $1000 a week are looking after other people's children.

Waiheke trips hurt Gold Card budget

Free trips for pensioners on Waiheke Island ferries are under review because they are costing the SuperGold Card scheme too much.

Winz 'lacks processes' to recover benefits