New data and expert analysis reveal that welfare reforms in New Zealand are making it harder for vulnerable individuals to access emergency food, housing, and employment support, with increasing rejection rates and systemic failures undermining claims of improved social safety.
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bureaucratic overreach and inefficiency
Greens critical of government s traffic light system for beneficiariesfailed to reduce dole numbers despite policy goals
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