Why is New Zealand's Labour government trying to push through a two-tier benefit system?
- Written by: Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivering the 2021 budget, which included the proposed social insurance policy.GettyImagesIf it goes ahead, the social insurance scheme currently being discussed behind closed doors would be the biggest change to New Zealand’s welfare system since the introduction of the accident compensation scheme in 1974.
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