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  • Government must end benefit sanctions and cancel debt

    Ricardo Menéndez March April 20, 2023 10:36 AM
    The Government needs to end benefit sanctions, cancel debt to the Ministry of Social Development, and immediately lift benefits, says the Green Party.
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  • Liveable incomes needed

    Ricardo Menéndez March March 31, 2023 2:22 PM
    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.
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  • Child poverty stats show need for action

    Ricardo Menéndez March March 23, 2023 12:34 PM
    The Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately provide more support to families doing it toughest.
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  • Govt must urgently wipe MSD debt

    Ricardo Menéndez March February 27, 2023 11:02 AM
    The Green Party is calling on the Government to clear debt people are being forced into by MSD, and support those doing it toughest. 
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  • Additional cyclone support needed for people

    Ricardo Menéndez March February 20, 2023 7:53 PM
    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.
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  • Greens call for Civil Defence Payment to be doubled

    Ricardo Menéndez March February 08, 2023 8:58 AM
    The Green Party is today calling on the Government to double the maximum Civil Defence Payment for Aucklanders affected by flooding.
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  • Greens welcome childcare support, call for more action

    Marama Davidson and Ricardo Menéndez March November 06, 2022 2:57 PM
    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.
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  • Benefit stats show urgent need to wipe Work and Income debt

    Ricardo Menéndez March October 20, 2022 11:35 AM
    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.
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  • Welfare support must keep pace with inflation

    Ricardo Menéndez March October 19, 2022 12:07 PM
    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.
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  • Decent work, not sanctions

    Ricardo Menéndez March August 08, 2022 2:10 PM
    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.
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