𝕆𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪'𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕒𝕣 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕦𝕝𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕗 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕

ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕥𝕠 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕤𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕗 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕

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ational wants to introduce a traffic light system that could see some beneficiaries docked income, and NZ First wants to cap the job seeker benefit at two years over a person's lifetime.

National leader Chris Luxon spoke to Corin Dann.

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ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕨𝕠-𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕔𝕒𝕡 𝕠𝕟 𝕛𝕠𝕓 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕥

Social welfare policies released by the New Zealand First and National parties are being described as counterproductive.

New Zealand First wants to impose a two-year cap on the length of time a person can receive the job seeker benefit, over their lifetime.

After that, benefits would be cut, or people would be forced to work in the community for their wage.

Beneficiaries advocate Kay Brereton says such sanctions can lead to worse outcomes for people seeking a benefit.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann.

𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕝𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕤 ℕℤ 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕪 '𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤'

The Green Party says the beneficiary policies announced by National and New Zealand First are heartless.

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕥 𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤

𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕖

A beneficiaries advocate says election promises to impose sanctions on people who don't find a job are not helpful.

The National Party has vowed to dock the pay of some beneficiaries if they aren't doing enough to find employment.

And New Zealand First is proposing a two-year cap on the job seeker benefit over a person's lifetime.

Advocate Kay Brereton says the evidence suggests strict sanctions can be counterproductive.

Brereton spoke to Corin Dann.

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