Thousands of young New Zealanders lose jobseeker benefits under parental income test
Minister says change cuts benefit dependency; advocate calls $67,225 cutoff outrageously low
New Zealand's government introduced parental income testing on Monday that ends Jobseeker payments for 18 and 19-year-olds whose parents earn a combined income of more than $67,225, a change estimated last October to make about 4,300 young people ineligible for support.