Nearly 9000 young people will no longer be eligible for the unemployment benefit when the Government brings in stricter rules in 2027.

Budget 2025 includes a change which places the responsibility for financially supporting 18- and 19-year-olds back on parents, rather than the state.

Former Work and Income Boss Christine Rankin says she loves the Government plan to kick young people off the benefit. 

"The benefit is the road to poverty - it's a terrible situation to allow them to be in when they should be starting their working lives or studying."

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Nearly 9000 young people will no longer be eligible for the unemployment benefit when the Government brings in stricter rules in 2027.
Budget 2025 includes a change which places the responsibility for financially supporting 18- and 19-year-olds back on parents, rather than the state.
Former Work and Income Boss Christine Rankin says she loves the Government plan to kick young people off the benefit.&nbsp;
"The benefit is the road to poverty - it's a terrible situation to allow them to be in when they should be starting their working lives or studying."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Christine Rankin: former Work and Income head on the Government's new JobSeeker cuts for teenagers

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