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Bennett to apologise if complaint upheld

Paula Bennett is prepared to say sorry for the release of private income details of two solo mothers if a Privacy Act complaint is upheld.

Bennett says she'll look into loan idea

Paula Bennett has asked her officials to look into setting up a loan to help solo parents cover their extra study costs.

<i>Cartoon:</i> Sir Robert's objection

Solo mother's income made public before

Single parent today is up to $160 better off than in 1993

Solo mum 'not angry', says Bennett

Paula Bennett says one of the solo mothers whose benefit details she made public is not angry and didn't feel her privacy had been breached.

Support floods in for Bennett's disclosure

Hundreds of readers have expressed their support for Paula Bennett's disclosure of two solo mothers' benefit amounts.

Minister accused of breaking privacy law

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is unrepentant for disclosing the amounts two solo mothers have received in benefits.

<i>Editorial:</i> Goff on right track despite dole gaffe

<i>Claire Trevett:</i> Labour runs for the hills over Burgess

Our political correspondent on National's attacks on Phil Goff.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Gaffes paint Goff in bad light

This has been an especially awful week for Phil Goff.

Bennett faces more flak over cut for solo parents at uni

Goff's jobless man owns other property

An unemployed man used by Labour as an example of someone who would benefit from its dole policy owns properties worth hundreds of thousands.

'I worked hard but may lose my home'

Dole for workers' partners likely to be capped - Goff

Goff backtracks on dole call

Phil Goff says his call for the dole to be paid to redundant workers, regardless of their partners' incomes, would be a temporary measure for 'low and middle income' New Zealanders.