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MIKE HOSKING: Welfare commenter claims Govt shouldn't be taking credit for declining Jobseeker level

Mike Hosking interviews Lindsay Mitchell on the Breakfast Show, NewstalkZB.



"A welfare commenter claims the government shouldn't be taking credit for declining Jobseeker levels.


Data from Social Development, comparing June 2020 to June 2022, shows almost 25,000 fewer people are relying on Jobseeker.


But researcher Lindsay Mitchell says benefit levels spiked during the pandemic, and the numbers reflect a move away from COVID restrictions.


She told Mike Hosking other benefit numbers aren't declining.


Mitchell says there's growth in the sole parent support benefit, which she claims is a problem as it drives intergenerational dependency."


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13 Comments


janz
janz
Mar 23, 2023

I'm not 100% sure but I believe that unemployed people classed as " job ready " are not counted as unemployed even though they receive job seekers benefit. Makes the numbers "look" better.

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Basil
Basil
Mar 22, 2023

A former teacher commented that years ago a teacher, fully qualified, started on a certain salary. In those days, MP's also started on the same salary (in both cases salaries increased according to levels of responsibility).

Today, he said that new teachers (having qualified with a degree) start on $50 - $60k. An MP now gets $160k or more, no matter what his or her qualifications.

See a problem here?

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Unknown member
Mar 22, 2023

New Zealand is fucked.

I'll say it.

They, the Lunatic left, pay people to do nothing, when labour shortages are biting business.

I've been in the trade 34 years, and never before have I seen a shortage of labour this bad.

There is no end of excuses now why people that can work are deemed unfit. It's beyond comprehension to me.

Every carrot ( but typically no stick) has been offered to those that see fit to lie on the couch and while away the days, drinking the hard earnt money that people like me provide for their laziness and unwillingness to support and provide for themselves. Its disgusting, it's contemptible, and it's plain wrong, and goes against the v…


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Basil
Basil
Mar 22, 2023
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Haah - I bet you feel better now that pop-off valve lifted! Totally feel your frustration Aaron, but we have to hang in and hope that politicians with an ounce of integrity are somehow elected.

If not, well we step up and go harder I guess.

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Lance Donald
Lance Donald
Mar 22, 2023
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This is just one more tentacle of the foul creatures that are determined to destroy our democracy and substitute Tribal Rule by the iwinista!

If You Value Democracy Vote ACT 2023

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BAC
BAC
Mar 22, 2023
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Don't forget the massive increase in public servants.

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