Mr Speaker
Over the last
few weeks the leader of the opposition has had a habit of
calling almost every document she happens upon a secret
agenda.
A commissioned piece of work. A publicly
available document on a website. And more recently, her own
caucus minutes.
I thought I’d get in front of any
such claim with this Budget.
Here is our
agenda.
In fact 221,000 people
are projected to gain employment over the next four
years.
Unemployment is forecast to fall to 4.2
percent, lower than National ever got it after the
GFC.
Our agenda is an economy that’s
Speech – New Zealand Government
Over the last few weeks the leader of the opposition has had a habit of calling almost every document she happens upon a secret agenda.
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Mr Speaker
Over the last few weeks the leader of the opposition has had a habit of calling almost every document she happens upon a secret agenda.
A commissioned piece of work. A publicly available document on a website. And more recently, her own caucus minutes.
I thought I’d get in front of any such claim with this Budget.
Here is our agenda.
In fact 221,000 people are projected to gain employment over the next four years.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The government will implement the increase in two stages, with the first being a $20-a-week increase from 1 July this year.
A second increase will occur on 1 April next year, bringing benefits up to the levels recommended by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group.
Whānau with children will be topped up an extra $15 per adult, per week.
It is projected the changes will lift between 19,000 and 33,000 children out of poverty on the after-housing costs measure in 2022/23.
On the before-housings costs measure, that figure is between 12,000 and 28,000 children.
All up, the increases to main benefits will cost $3.3 billion over four years.
Press Release – Sustainability Trust There are still many properties in the rental market that are cold, damp, and lacking insulation and heating. The likelihood of these meeting the Healthy Homes Standards (HHS) deadline of 1 July, is very unlikely. Many of these properties are home to …
There are still many properties in the rental market that are cold, damp, and lacking insulation and heating. The likelihood of these meeting the Healthy Homes Standards (HHS) deadline of 1 July, is very unlikely.
Many of these properties are home to some of our most vulnerable people. Even with the Government’s Winter Energy Payment, (WEP) they will still feel the cold.