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What relationship, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development consider exists between the volume of sanctions applied in a region, and that region's performance against its Jobseeker Support reduction measure?

Answered Question 36529 (2026)
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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What relationship, if any, does the Ministry of Social Development consider exists between the volume of sanctions applied in a region, and that region's performance against its Jobseeker Support reduction measure?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) that it has not undertaken work to establish a relationship between the application of sanctions and performance against the Jobseeker Target.