Finance Minister Willis says 2024 not an austerity budget

To politics, and the Ministry of Social Development is going to ramp up benefit sanctions this year. The government wants MSD to complete 'work check-ins' with beneficiaries considered ready for employment after 26 weeks. National deputy leader Nicola Willis told Nathan Rarere they're seeing tens of thousands of more people on the Jobseeker benefit, while there are lots of job vacancies.