New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation
New Zealand’s first ‘wellbeing budget’ was delivered last week by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. As the second budget from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led… Read More
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Welfare investment approach ‘revolutionary’ — or is it?
Social Services Minister Christian Porter hails his new welfare investment approach as "close to revolutionary". But how much is it a shift from the hardline approach? Read More
The NZ investment approach: boon or bane?
New Zealand's investment approach to welfare saves money by spending on early intervention, using data to target those who need it. So why is there so much criticism of it? Read More