Welfare Reform: October 2012 changes

From 15 October 2012 changes have been made to some benefits to encourage and support more people into work. Paid work can provide a better future for more New Zealanders and will help them become financially independent.

These factsheets explain what these changes mean to people on DPB - Sole Parent, DPB - Women Alone, Widow's Benefit and partners of people on the Unemployment Benefit, Invalid's, Sickness and Emergnecy benefits.