The Government needs to end benefit sanctions, cancel debt to the Ministry of Social Development, and immediately lift benefits, says the Green Party.

With benefit changes coming into effect tomorrow, the Green Party is calling on the Government to lift benefits to liveable levels to make sure everyone has what they need to thrive.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately provide more support to families doing it toughest.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to clear debt people are being forced into by MSD, and support those doing it toughest. 

The Green Party welcomes the relief funding announced today and calls on the Government to go further by providing additional direct support to people impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and the January floods.

The Green Party is today calling on the Government to double the maximum Civil Defence Payment for Aucklanders affected by flooding.

The Green Party is welcoming the modest support for families announced by the Labour Government but calling for more urgent action to ease the pressure on households.

The Government needs to clear the debt that MSD has forced hundreds of thousands of low income people to take on and immediately lift benefits, says the Green Party.

The tools exist to lift every family out of poverty – and as costs continue to rise it is more urgent than ever that we use them, the Green Party says.

The Green Party is calling for a cross-party commitment to guaranteeing at least a living wage and safe working conditions to people seeking employment, instead of continuing benefit sanctions.