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There鈥檚 encouraging Jobseeker data for the long-term.
Just over 33,000 people cancelled their benefits after finding work in the six months to December, up 22% annually.
The Government's also looking at more changes, including non-financial sanctions on jobseekers.
Former WINZ boss Christine Rankin told Ryan Bridge that young people cannot be left to get into the habit of relying on the benefit without taking action, which the Minister and department have done well to mitigate.
She says the benefit is designed to help you get through a really tough time, it鈥檚 not to pay you for the rest of your life in style.
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