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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
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National’s proposed beneficiaries traffic light system

A red light means a beneficiary would face sanctions, including cuts to their benefit.

National has announced its policy targeting the jobseeker benefit.

Brent Edwards Tue, 26 Sep 2023

The National Party is pledging to crack down on beneficiaries who do not meet their obligations.

The policy said it would introduce a traffic light system for those on the jobseeker benefit. Green means people are compliant and are meeting their obligations to find work. They would face no change to

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Brent Edwards Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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