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Louise Upston: Social Development and Employment Minister on beneficiaries needing to attend work plan meetings or face sanctions

Published: May 9, 2024, 8:10 p.m.

Beneficiaries will now need to attend work plan meetings or face sanctions.\xa0

Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has announced the seminars, which she says will help beneficiaries find training and work. \xa0

Failing to attend could result in a cut to someone's benefit. \xa0

It's part of the government's target to have 50 thousand fewer people on Jobseeker by 2030.\xa0

Minister Louise Upston told Mike Hosking that this should've been happening already.\xa0

She says it's a practical step to get people into work.\xa0

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