The fifth Labour Government policy of Closing the Gaps/Reducing Inequalities.[i] had goals of decreasing poverty, improving social inclusion, planning and individual development rather than punitive approaches.
Job Seeker agreements between case managers and clients to identify barriers and provide support and resources.[ii]
Making Work Pay policies increased the minimum wage and abolished the youth wage.[iii]
Working for Families was introduced and the Community Wage withdrawn.[iv]
Footnotes
- [i] go to main content Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris, Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History, Bridget Williams Books, Wellington, 2014, pp. 449–450.
- [ii] go to main content Alex McKenzie, Social Assistance Chronology 1844–2022: A historical summary of social security benefits, war pensions, retirement pensions, taxation measures, family assistance, housing assistance, student support and labour market programmes (as at April 2022), Ministry of Social Development, p. 324.
Social Assistance Chronology – a chronology of social assistance policy and programmes in New Zealand – 1844 to 2023 - Ministry of Social Development (msd.govt.nz) - [iii] go to main content Tim Garlick, Social Developments: An organizational history of the Ministry of Social Development and its predecessors, 1860-2011, Steele Roberts Aotearoa, Wellington, 2012, pp. 251–253.
- [iv] go to main content McKenzie, p. 387.