Welfare rolls up again
The latest welfare stats show:
- 353,904 people of working age on a benefit
- This is 22% higher than in Dec 2017
- Those on a benefit for more than 12 months up 26% to 257,865
- Maori on welfare up 26%
- Pacific Peoples on welfare up 35%
- Numbers on job seeker who are work ready up 51%!
- Numbers on job seeker for more than 12 months up 49%
- Maori on job seeker up 41%
- Pacific Peoples on job seeker up 67%
What is most amazing about all this, is that almost without exception every single shop I go into to, had an ad up pleading for staff.
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