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  •   Home > News > Politics

    A former WINZ boss says there's plenty of jobs for Kiwis on the benefit to fill

    A former WINZ boss says there's plenty of jobs for Kiwis on the benefit to fill


    Chris Luxon's unveiled nine Government targets for delivery by 2030.

    One is having 50-thousand fewer people on the Jobseeker Support Benefit.

    Christine Rankin says the former Government didn't push people into jobs, but it's happening now.

    She says the basic jobs are definitely there and unemployed people have to be helped into them and helped to stay in them.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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