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Helen Clark and Michel Cullen should explain to the public how they plan to pay for Labour's superannuation scheme, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The next phase for the new work capacity assessment process was announced today by Mr Sowry, the Minster of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Phil Goff's comments on the Children, Young Persons and their Families Agency show his complete lack of political backbone, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour insists on sticking to it's policy of being soft on benefit crime, despite massive public support for the Government's campaign to reduce benefit fraud, said Roger Sowry, Minister of Social

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

WINZ's highly successful benefit crime campaign identified 1378 cases of fraud and found $17 million of taxpayer's money which will be paid back, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minster of Social Service

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Another drop in unemployment confirms the economy is on the right track and business confidence is strong, said the Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, Hon Roger Sowry, today said that he expects the Department of Work and Income (WINZ) to pursue any debt where it has been established.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"Jim Anderton's claims that deflation will lead to Superannuation cuts next year are malicious rubbish," said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

New Zealand Superannuation, benefit payments, student allowances and war pensions will have a small increase from April 1, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Helen Clark has never criticised the insidious drug culture which wrecks thousands of New Zealand families every year, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The decision to allow Pacific Island people to take their superannuation entitlements back to the Islands was a just reward for hard work and commitment to New Zealand, the Minister in charge of Su

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Government has monitored the affordability of rents consistently since the Accommodation Supplement (AS) was introduced in July 1993, said Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Inc

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

What exactly has changed under this new policy?

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Michael Cullen is simply trying to cover up for Helen Clark's inaction over the past ten weeks, said Roger Sowry, Leader of the House.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"Labour's wild spending promises and their attempt at a moderate tax policy just don't add up," said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

In the aftermath of Northland's destructive floods, Work and Income New Zealand staff were well prepared to provide help to the victims, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Each politician has been challenged to make a new year's resolution this January to commit to establishing some concrete principles on retirement income policy next year, says Minister Responsible

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Exactly a year after Periodic Reporting Group presented their findings on superannuation (the Todd report), the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Social Services, Work and Income announced the make-up of

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Church leaders are desperately trying to distance themselves from the concept of a separate Maori Parliament, despite last week saying it was Church policy, said the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Soc

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Labour's claims about the numbers of students with unprocessed Work and Income New Zealand applications are wildly exaggerated.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Social Services Minister Roger Sowry says he's pleased the Anglican Bishops have accepted the Government's invitation to discuss solutions to the concerns raised by the Hikoi of Hope.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Interim results from Work and Income New Zealand show the campaign to raise awareness of benefit crime was a success, said Social Services Minister the Hon Roger Sowry .

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Alliance's matey relationship with Labour is fast developing cracks and will not last a year, predicted Minister of Social Services Roger Sowry.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The fall in unemployment is good news for New Zealand in such a difficult global economy, said the Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income today.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income