Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston at the announcement that parents earning more than $65,000 must support their 18-19-year-old children, with the government tightening eligibility for Jobseeker benefits. Photo: RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Sarah Perrim-Lamp and Andie McCombs. First up, the government has reiterated plans to test 18 and 19 year old's benefits against their parents' incomes. Parents earning just over 65 thousand will be required to support their teenagers, instead of the taxpayer. Is this fair? Can't school leavers find work? Then, Alzheimer's Wairarapa says they are scratching their head over repeated rejected applications for Heath NZ funding. Why, they say, with an aging population are they missing out?
