Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave his first State of the Nation address yesterday.
“I won’t apologise for making tough choices to support young people off welfare and into work, because 24 years languishing on welfare means no hope. It means no opportunity. It means no dignity from work.”
This would require “tough love”, he said.
“All Kiwis, of course, have a right to support when times are tough. But with that right also comes responsibility. The responsibility to look for a job, or to train for new opportunities.
“And if you don’t – make no mistake – there will be consequences. Our government will support you – but there will be sanctions if you don’t take that support seriously.
“Now that won’t be popular with everyone – but we will do it, because I am not prepared to write off a whole generation of young Kiwis.”
RNZ
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