"New" policy from Luxon, National

[Wainuiguy]

So 8000 of them should be actively seeking work.  When you are unemployed you have just 1 job - and that is get employed.  They should be actively managed to do this.  In this case will actually be rewarded for gwtting a job and for staying employed.

if "actively managed" includes dealing with any mental health issues before pulling the rug out from under people, then yes, that works.  But you don't help people, who may be already struggling emotionally, by coming down heavy handed on them - all it does is lead to deeper and darker thought processes...  Not everyone is blessed with a positive mental attitude.

Of course.  But sitting back and doing nothing for a large number of clients isn't helping them.  The time to focus on people is the first 3 or 4 months afterbtgey become unemllyed because that is the time they are most motivated.  What we have presently is clients being left for up to 12 months before any management is started.  By then their mental state is low.