This week, our MPs have reallocated some of their portfolios in the wake of Sue Bradford's departure and the arrival of new Green MP David Clendon. One portfolio to change hands is Work and Income, which is now being looked after by Green MP Catherine Delahunty.

There have been some concerning announcements in this portfolio recently. Social Development Minister Paula Bennett recently announced that the government will pursue the agenda of welfare reform signalled before the election, despite the dire economic circumstances and unemployment figures we are currently experiencing. She also signalled that the government wants to move more people off the invalids' benefit and into work.

In this week's podcast, Catherine talks about the Work and Income portfolio, what she makes of the government's recent announcements, and her own experience setting up a beneficiary advocacy group on the East Coast.

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