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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett leaves for Washington DC today where she is the keynote speaker at a home visiting conference next week.
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SOUTHLAND — More than 8150 people went off welfare into jobs in Work and Income’s Southern region over the last year.
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WAIKATO — More than 6450 people went off welfare into work in Waikato last year.
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More than 4800 people went off welfare to take up jobs in Work and Income’s Central region over the last year.
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The Crown today signed a Social Development Accord with Te Hiku o Te Ika as part of the iwi Treaty Settlement.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has acknowledged Carl Davidson’s contribution to families as Chief Families Commissioner.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted young people have given the go-ahead for 49 youth programmes around the country.
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A further 80 schools will be covered by the expansion of Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) when students return to classrooms from this week.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says while Labour rehashes its own underwhelming policies from last year, the Government continues to make a real difference.
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Youth Affairs Minister Paula Bennett congratulates the 100 young people accepted onto the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme which is running this week.
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The number of people on benefits in New Zealand is the lowest it’s been at the end of a December quarter since 2008.
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Children in care are benefiting from a life-changing government initiative to ensure health, mental health and educational needs are addressed.
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The Government has received the Children’s Commissioner’s Expert Advisory Group’s report “Solutions to Child Poverty”, and will consider its 78 recommendations, Finance Minister Bill English and Social Development Minister Paula Bennett say.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett today announced the launch of a new contestable fund to improve youth mental health information for parents, families and friends.
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Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett today met with Auckland Sexual Abuse Helpline (ASAH) and agreed to an interim funding arrangement with contributions from Health, Social Development and Police.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted to announce that former Governor General the Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand will lead the Expert Advisory Group on Information Security.
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Foster Care Awareness Week begins with excellence awards for foster carers today, culminating with the William Wallace Awards on Friday.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says work on the White Paper for Vulnerable Children is moving ahead with the review of the Child Youth and Family complaints process already underway.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett expects the independent investigation into Work and Income computer systems to give the public assurances that security is robust and private information is safe.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced the first Children's Team will be trialled in Rotorua to local community groups today.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has released the White Paper for Vulnerable Children today at the Jigsaw national conference in Wellington.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Social Development Minister Paula Bennett and Immigration Minister Nathan Guy have today announced a further boost to recruitment for the Christchurch rebuild through a new Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub.
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September has seen a small increase in the number of people on benefits says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
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Holiday programmes introduced by the National Government have been enjoyed by more than 65,000 children from high need communities.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is visiting social workers today as part of National Social Worker’s Day.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett today introduced the second stage of legislation to comprehensively reform the welfare system.
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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced further detail on the investment approach and the actuarial valuation of the welfare system.
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Incorporating important health and wellbeing goals into welfare reform will help ensure children get the best possible start in life says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
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The number of people on benefits has fallen in the last month says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
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People with outstanding arrest warrants will no longer receive a benefit while evading Police says Social Development Minister Paula Bennett.
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