10,000 fewer on benefits

Michael Fox at Stuff reports:

At least 10,000 fewer people are now on a benefit compared with last year, new quarterly figures show.

The figures were released as the third and largest wave of welfare reforms were rolled out by the Government yesterday, although the reduction is being credited to the previous changes.

Yep that drop is pre the major reforms.

“That’s a reduction of more than 10,000 on welfare over the past 12 months and I am particularly pleased that 5600 of them are sole parents,” she said.

If they have gone from welfare into work, that will benefit their family not just financially.