And as for the draconian requirement that people on A job seekers benefit make themselves available to actually look for work.... pfffffft
It's actually removing the financial punishment for not meeting requirement. Because, you know, taking money off people struggling to make ends meet, probably doesn't help much.
it stops people taking the piss. And they will
Except it is combined with a move towards a case manager approach and away from a case management approach. So if WINZ is actually funded properly, there would be a great emphasis on finding the appropriate approach for assisting people into meaningful work.
We've had 30 years of the stick approach, and pretty sure we can conclude it hasn't worked so far.