"This Government wants to make sure that everyone who is entitled to support gets it. Benefit abuse and fraud are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. All cases of deliberate fraud are prosecuted. It is a disappointing fact that some people attempt to defraud our system. Where debts are incurred they will be recovered."
(Hint - this time it is not Steve Maharey)
Update:
WWallace is correct. David Benson Pope as Social Development Minister under Helen Clark.
Will a future Labour/Green government ever be able to be unequivocal about benefit fraud and back their Ministry's actions again?
2 comments:
This time I think it was David Benson-Pope (also a Social Development and Employment Minister in a Labour government).
Helen Clark
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