• #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