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"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
  • Senior Citizens

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

Despite difficult political conditions in 1998, the National-led government got through a sizeable amount of legislation this year, with Parliament passing 129 bills.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Leader of the House

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

Labour's social policy is obviously in complete disarray, said the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

Steve Maharey should check his facts before slating the Children Young People and their Families Service's foster parent scheme, said the Hon Roger Sowry Minister of Social Services, Work and Incom

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The Hon Roger Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income announced Government has committed an additional $14.5 million over the next two years to the Youth Services Strategy

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

"We don't know exactly how much the increase to married couples superannuation will be on April 1 yet, because we are only working on forecast CPI," Mr Sowry said.

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income

The timeline for the development and trialing of a Work Capacity Assessment process for beneficiaries or benefit applicants who are sick or have a disability has been updated, announced Minister of

  • Roger Sowry
  • Social Services, Work and Income