Tag: food_grants

Labour Demands Luxon Intervene on "Bungled Benefits" Amidst Upston's Silence

9 Sep 2026 1:10 p.m. · Source: New Zealand Labour Party

Labour is calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to address Social Development Minister Louise Upston's refusal to apologize for 88,000 declined food grants and wrongly cut benefits, impacting vulnerable New Zealanders like pensioners and veterans.

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