40,000 more collecting jobseeker benefits
Finance Minister says increase since lockdown has slowed in past week, but will continue to climb.
Julie Iles
Fri, 08 May 2020
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Hawke’s Bay
Jobseeker support payments have increased by about 40,000 since March 20, according to Ministry for Social Development's weekly figures on unemployment benefits.
Minister of Finance Grant Robertson said though the number of unemployed would continue to increase from the “one in 100-year
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Julie Iles
Fri, 08 May 2020
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