Louise Upston: Social Development Minister on the Government's plan to get people off the Jobseeker benefit - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Government's introducing individual job plans to get people off the Jobseeker benefit. 

The 70,000 people on the Jobseeker benefit with employment case managers will be eligible for the work-readiness needs assessment. 

It will look at any issues with education, transport, addiction, health and childcare.

Social Development Minister Louise Upston says they want to address people's individual barriers.

"If they need a drivers' licence, then yes, we'll connect them with an MSD-funded programme."

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