Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

Benefits should be on an individual basis. Alot of couples don't have shared finances so why should there be a weight on the other person's income.

Welfare benefits should be replaced by a universal basic inome program

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Should not allow people coming to this country and not born here to be on the benefit as they came to this country and had to have money too. Unless they have medical issues then they should find a job.

I believe those on welfare need to be actively searching for work drug tested and can't be on it for more than a specified capped time. I think it's disgusting that people who aren't working can be receiving more than a fulltime worker.

Not relevant to me so I don’t know enough about this. However, Ensure benefits are spent on food, housing, clothing, medical needs. Not alcohol or drugs or tobacco or vapes

The welfare system is over abused . I know of many people who seek welfare and are capable of working but the welfare monies is enough for them to live on with handouts. It needs to be assessed six monthly and people if they can made to go to work just as a majority of us have to to survive even on minimum wage. Its a hand out right now.

Overhaul needed as the differences between those in need and others taking the piss is too great. The current system isnt working and you cant live off it.

Fewer restrictions on single income families with young children. They should support families staying together to raise their children not pay more to a sole parent. You should only qualify for assistance if you are a NZ citizen

It should be tied to public/community services. I.e. work for your welfare payments like it's your job

More restrictions on people who keep having children for the sake of welfare benefits.
100% restriction on people who receive benefits but don't provide to their children or abuse children.
Also, there should be a policy like- no more benefits for a family if they are going to have 3rd Child.

Fewer, and provide more support for those who are trying to work but can't make ends meet with lower salaries

Many people on a benefit still complain that they would like to work to improve their quality of life for themselves and their children but they are penalised for working so it is easier to stay on a benefit rather than wrk long hours, pay for travel to work plus childcare , then have their benefit reduced leaving them worse off. It’s easier to just stay on the benefit. Enable people to go to work with the same benefit for a prolonged period of time until which time they can increase their income. Give them incentives to work and become independent.

More, help the elderly and disabled people more and supplement a working income as they are trying. While remove benefits from the long term beneficiaries and people who don’t help themselves.

More. Raise the income for elderly and disabled. Reform the system so is supplements rather than replacing an income. Rent or boarf should be paid fir directly from the government and only given money for the rest of cist if living into an individuals bank account

Fewer restrictions but super animation should be means tested

means tested superannuation

More restrictions on those capable of working but won't, fewer restrictions on those who are unable to work.

Pension should be more

More restrictions, encourage working with supplement incomes, compulsory drug testing.

The welfare system is being ripped off by those who really are able to work but find it easier to be on the ‘ready to work’ benefit either because they are not motivated to make their own way in the world or who frequently fail drug testing. Those on ready to work benefits should be in a full time program to get them into a routine and explore what is holding them back and get the appropriate support. Expensive but unless we do this their children will be more at risk of the same behaviour.

Limit the benefit to 5 years of total payments

A Major overhaul is needed, jobseekers deserve more help and less penalisation when trying to get back to work. Single mothers who keep having multiple children while on the benefit should have their benefit cut or the fathers to pay towards kids

More and less, more so that it supplements rather than replaces a working income so that people are encouraged to work where ever possible, but less as current benefits do not provide enough support for some.

More , but give help to more middle class working people who actually pay taxes. It's not fair that people who don't pay any taxes or work get all the benefits like medical care , dental care , accommodation paid for , food grants , help paying bills if they fall behind , whatever they want really. But if your a working kiwi contributing to society and pay taxes you get nothing. It's not fair and there's more incentive to stay on the benefit than to get a job

More restrictions, such as the WINZ card only to be used for groceries and can't be used for alcohol or cigarettes. And immigrants are denied. And background checks into employees to make sure they do not deal with family cases or anything that'll cause bias.

More. Immigrants should only be able to get benefits after living here for 10 years. People on the benefit must do community service to receive it unless medically unable to do so.

Besides drug testing and valid reasons testing there should be no other parameters

Make more restrictions but remove all payed tax from those people as it just goes back to them

No need if UBI is introduced

Have it so they don't get money, give grocery vouchers for food. Fuel vouchers. Have power credits. And most importantly have it so no actual money is given so the people on the benefit can't buy alcohol, drugs and cigarettes.

Some benefits need more restrictions and others need less. The whole system needs to be reviewed

The system needs reform and refine. The welfare system should support those who cannot support themselves and not those who simply don’t want to work

If everyone got a UBI then this would not be necessary

Abolish superannuation or means test it

Pensions should also be means tested or health tested

I support UBI structure

Have majority of payments replaced with Universal Basic Income

Probably worth adding in that option by now

Need to change relationship rules regarding benefits. A few dates doesn't mean you should expect shared finances.

The same amount but there needs to be a review of the application of them

The whole system needs to redesigned

We need to refine the system, particularly unemployment benefit.

More, reform the system so it doesn't encourage intergenerational dependence. Mandatory financial or work educational programs must be completed to continue. Increase retirement for the amount of days worked off the benefit.

Fewer, the whole systems needs a reform to keep up with the current economical and social climate

More oversight on exploitation

More restrictions in terms to make sure people do not abuse the system so that people actually need it will get it rather than someone who is not willing to make an effort.

Increase age of super or means test

Fewer restrictions but there should be a time limit on welfare if able to work. This needs to be moderated more to ensure only people who need it are on it

Change the benefits system. Focus more on giving people what they need not just money.