The Government has announced it will toughen criteria for people to receive a benefit.
Prime Minister John Key announced today that the Government would try to encourage beneficiaries to work with making policy changes to start in October.
The key changes are:
* Expectations of part-time work for single parents on the domestic purposes benefit when their child reaches six and for people on the sickness benefit deemed capable of part-time work.
* Allowing Work and Income case managers to cut benefits by half as a sanction, followed by a full suspension then a cancellation.
* Employment benefits limited to a year. Beneficiaries must reapply after a year with a comprehensive work assessment.
* More frequent assessments of people on a sickness benefit, with the first two medical assessments only good for four weeks each, and a compulsory reassessment after 12 months.作者: duncan_kai 时间: 2010-3-23 15:09:04