READER REPORT: Work for welfare could transform New ZealandGRANT MATTHEW/STUFF The Ministry of Social Development's stated aim is to "help New Zealanders to help themselves". The idea for social welfare has been shaped by policy in New Zealand since the 1930s. READ MORE:* Govt 'playing the figures' on welfare* Welfare policy '15 years in the making'* 'Unacceptable' is a two-way streetSo from very early in the development of our nation, social welfare has been a core principle but it came at a price. It controls all aspects of social welfare from StudyLink and unemployment, to social housing assistance and superannuation. You will look for work, you will beg for work (it took a story on Stuff to find me a job).

Source: Stuff January 16, 2018 00:31 UTC