Govt adds new sanctions to beneficiary traffic light scheme
- The Government is adding two non-financial sanctions to the traffic light system to ensure beneficiaries are meeting job-hunting obligations, as stated by Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston.
- Critics, including Craig Renney from the Council of Trade Unions, argue that the new sanctions are punitive and lack evidence of effectiveness.
- The traffic light system categorizes beneficiaries with obligations into green, orange, or red statuses, affecting their benefits based on compliance.
- Political opponents, including Labour leader Chris Hipkins, have condemned the harsher sanctions as 'kicking people when they're down' and 'benefit-bashing.
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