Monday, 4 October 2004, 9:08 am Press Release: ACT New Zealand
Maharey Claims Success Where There Is None
Social
Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey's claims
today, that Labour has helped more sole parents into
work, are simply misleading, ACT New Zealand Deputy
Leader and Social Welfare Spokesman Dr Muriel Newman said
today.
"When elected to Government in 1999, Labour
inherited falling DPB numbers. But by making ill-advised
changes - including scrapping work testing, removing the
stand-down period and extending benefit eligibility until
the youngest child is 18 - this Government has caused
that downward trend to plateau.
"As a result, there are
now more people on the DPB than there were in April
2002.
"The new scheme that Labour is so proud of is at
odds with successful programmes that have been seen to
work elsewhere.
"Once again, the Minister is claiming
success for his soft-on-welfare Government where there is
none," Dr Newman said.
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