That is not a 'well-functioning' welfare system. It is now OK to keep adding children to a benefit to avoid work. They recently shifted thousands of jobseekers onto the sole parent benefit because they no longer had to look for a job. Labour have enhanced that ease by reducing the use of sanctions to impose work obligations. "It is too easy to get on and stay on welfare in New Zealand. Yet there are 1,500 people on a jobseeker benefit in Greymouth and Westport. "Why are 6 percent of the 18-64 year-olds receiving a jobseeker benefit when so many sectors are crying out for labour? Yesterday the Mayor of Westland District Council was on radio imploring people to go down and fill jobs. "I 'd strongly disagree that our welfare system is well-functioning.
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