It massively simplifies the whole system; and basically takes away a huge amount of work that is essentially stupid and/or punitive in nature and would hopefully then free up what is left over to focus on the social and health services side of what they’re supposedly responsible for.
Imagine if a visit to WINZ wasn’t about filling in a form and checking a box to confirm that yet, you did look for work, but no there still isn’t any work that you can do (or whatever); and instead it was about them coming to you with help - how are you coping with your heating budget, here’s some support to help you get more nutritious food without spending as much money.
It can be both!
It massively simplifies the whole system; and basically takes away a huge amount of work that is essentially stupid and/or punitive in nature and would hopefully then free up what is left over to focus on the social and health services side of what they’re supposedly responsible for.
Imagine if a visit to WINZ wasn’t about filling in a form and checking a box to confirm that yet, you did look for work, but no there still isn’t any work that you can do (or whatever); and instead it was about them coming to you with help - how are you coping with your heating budget, here’s some support to help you get more nutritious food without spending as much money.
I doubt WINZ could pull off the “helpful” angle. You’d need to build a new ministry from the ground up to make it effective.