Work Poor Or Working Poor? A Comparative Perpestictive on New Zealands Jobless Households Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both "work-poor" and "work-rich" households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand, indicating an increasing concentration of…
Work Poor Or Working Poor? A Comparative Perpestictive on New Zealands Jobless Households Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both "work-poor" and "work-rich" households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand, indicating an increasing concentration of…
Evaluation of Avenues: A Pilot of a Modified Domestic Purposes Benefit-Sole Parent Application Process Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report summarises the findings of the evaluation of the Avenues pilot. Avenues tested a modified Domestic Purposes Benefit application process and ran from August 2001…
Evaluation of Avenues: Evaluation of Migrant Pilot Projects in Auckland North, Auckland Central, Waikato and Central Regions 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report summarises four pilot schemes, completed in 2000/2001, designed to address issues related to the difficulties experienced by migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds who have…
Work Poor Or Working Poor? A Comparative Perpestictive on New Zealands Jobless Households Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both "work-poor" and "work-rich" households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand, indicating an increasing concentration of…
The Level of Financial Assistance to Families with Dependent Children: A Comparative Analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In 1992, a comparison study using a model-family methodology found New Zealand to be one of the least generous countries in the OECD in terms of…
Human Capital Issues in an Ageing Workforce Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 Almost half the New Zealand workforce is now over the age of 40. This ageing trend will continue as smaller cohorts follow the baby boom bulge…
Barriers to Employment Among Long-Term Beneficiaries: A Review of Recent International Evidence - Working Paper 04/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This working paper documents the recent international literature on the topic of potential barriers to employment among working-age beneficiaries, with a particular focus on long-term beneficiaries.…
Report on Maternity 2000 & 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2003 This is the second in the series of annual data analysing New Zealand maternity services. It contains information on the outcomes, availablity and utilisation of maternity…
Strengthening Communities through Local Partnerships: Building a Collaborative Research Project Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper reflects on the early stages of a Foundation for Research, Science and Technology social research project aimed at identifying the overall range, scope and…