• #NZUnemployed on benefit couldn't feed their families, forcing responsibility from #Government onto #charities • People began choosing between paying rent/medication/food/power
• #JennyShipley: "low benefits = more people working" • #NZUnemployment reached 15% - ie: no jobs • People were forced into unemployment by #DonBrash's #OCR#InterestRate hikes • The #NZUnemployed now had to live on 75% of what they used to get from unemployment benefits