Long Covid patients fear penalties as benefit sanctions increase for jobseekers in June.

Long Covid sufferers fear penalties under the coalition government's benefit reset. Social Development Minister Louise Upston announced an increase in benefit sanctions, starting in June, with "work check-ins" for jobseekers who've been on benefits for six months or more. Long Covid patient Sarah Macrae, a former hospital director, is among those concerned, having left her job due to illness and facing a substantial drop in income.

April 15, 2024
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