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A further 80 schools will be covered by the expansion of Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) when students return to classrooms from this week.
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced the expansion of SWiS to all decile 1-3 schools last year, with coverage planned to increase from 285 to 673 schools.
There will be 35 new full time social workers starting the 2013 school year at primary schools in Kaipara, Greater Auckland and the South Island.
- Paula Bennett
- Youth Affairs
- Social Development
Youth Affairs Minister Paula Bennett congratulates the 100 young people accepted onto the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme which is running this week.
- Paula Bennett
- Youth Affairs
The number of people on benefits in New Zealand is the lowest it’s been at the end of a December quarter since 2008.
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says the number of people on benefits decreased by nearly 12,000 in the last twelve months.
“But with 339,095 people on benefit in New Zealand, there is much more work to do.”
“We are very much in a transitional phase with the first stage of Welfare Reform currently being implemented and the second stage yet to begin,” says Mrs Bennett.
- Paula Bennett
- Youth Affairs
- Social Development