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Welfare Working Group
Forum programme

Day 2: Thursday 10 June 2010

Session 7│Session 8│Session 9│Session 10│Session 11│Poroporoaki

Lunchtime Video Presentations

View yesterday's events here.

 

Session 7: Ideas session

An open discussion for Forum participants chaired by Prof. Jonathan Boston.

Session 8: Plenary session - 'Has welfare reform in the UK and Australia been successful?'

The first plenary session of the morning of the second day at the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Has welfare Reform in the UK and Australia been successful?' The speakers were Prof. Paul Gregg (UK) by video link from Bristol, UK, and Prof. Bob Gregory (Australia). The chair for this session was MC Carol Hirschfeld.

Prof. Paul Gregg

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Prof. Bob Gregory

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Session 9: Parallel session

H. This was the first of five parallel sessions on the morning of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Moving from a disability to an ability focus.' impact of benefits on economic performance.' Dr. Christopher Prinz from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Jessica Brown from the Council of International Schools (CIS) and Economic Consultant Michael Fletcher were the speakers. Catherine Isaac was the Chair.

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I. This was the second of five parallel sessions on the morning of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Should New Zealand adopt the sole parent benefit policies of other countries?' Willem Adema from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Prof. Peter Whiteford and Lindsay Mitchell were the speakers. This session was chaired by Paula Rebstock.

Willem Adema

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Prof. Peter Whiteford

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Lindsay Mitchell

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J. This was the third of five parallel sessions on the morning of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Breaking the cycle of intergenerational welfare dependence.' Prof. Tim Maloney from Auckland University of Technology and Prof. Deborah Cobb-Clark of the Melboure Institute were the speakers. Ann Dupuis chaired this session.

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K. This was the fourth of five parallel sessions on the morning of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Lessons from the community and philanthropic sector.' Jennifer Gill from the ASB Trust, Taima Fagaloa, a city counsellor in Porirua and Colleen Fakalogotoa from Manukau Family Start were the speakers for this session. Enid Ratahi-Pryor was the Chair.

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L. This was the fifth of five parallel sessions on the morning of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Curbing the flow of young people onto benefits'. Dale Williams, the Mayor of Otorohanga and Lisl Prendergast`, the Principal of Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt were the speakers. Adrian Roberts was the Chair.

Lunchtime Video Presentations

The following video presentations were part of the Welfare Working Group Forum programme. They are:

Michael Mendelson of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy (Canada) speaks about what New Zealand can learn from the Canadian experience.

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Peter Saunders speaks on international perspectives on welfare.

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Charles Waldegrave from The Family Centre, Coordinator of the Family Centre Pākehā (European) Section and leader of the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit (Wellington, New Zealand) speaks about the issues he would like to see included in the Working Group’s considerations.

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The following videos also provide useful information:

The Manpower Research and Demonstration Corporation (MDRC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy organisation, provide a useful overview of research into the issues being considered by the Working Group.

Impacts of Welfare-to-Work Programs on Children
Drawing from some of MDRCs most consequential recent research results, this five-minute video describes how different welfare reform strategies affect the well-being of children and adolescents. Ginger Knox presents.

 

Effective Ways to Move Welfare Recipients into Work
The most effective strategy for increasing welfare recipients employment and earnings is neither to help them find jobs first nor to encourage them to enroll in education and training programs first. Find out what works best in this seven-minute video presentation, which summarizes the findings from 16 years of rigorous research in sites across the country. Gayle Hamilton presents.

 

Session 10: Parellel session

M. This was the first of the parallel sessions in the afternoon of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Moving from a disability to an ability focus', which was a continuation of a theme that began during the morning's parallel sessions.

In this session, Marge Jackson and Leo McIntyre from Kites, Tyron Pini of Workwise and Mike Gourley from DPA were the speakers. Enid Ratahi Pryor was the Chair.

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N. This was the second of the parallel sessions in the afternoon of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Pathways off benefits.' The speakers were Bentham Ohia, CEO of Te Wanaga O Aotearoa, Sonia Hawea of the Taikura Turst and Prof. Dean Hyslop of Victoria University. Catherine Isaac was the Chair.

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O. This was the third of the parallel sessions in the afternoon of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Can we improve services for hard to reach families?' The speakers were Dame Lesley Max, Director of the Pacific Foundation, David Hanna of Wesley Christian Social Services and Mavis Mullins, the Director of Paewai Mullins Shearing Ltd. Ann Dupuis was the Chair of this session.

Introduction video by David Hanna.


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P. This was the fourth of the parallel sessions in the afternoon of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Lessons from the insurance approach.' The speakers were Denise Crosgrove, GM Claims at ACC, Michael Mills of Martin Jenkins and Associates and David Wood of WorkAon. Adrian Roberts was the Chair.

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Q. This was the fifth of tthe parallel sessions in the afternoon of the second day of the Welfare Working Group Forum. The topic was, 'Future proofing the benefit system.' The speakers were Rick Boven of the NZ Institute, Sue Bradford, Gareth Morgan of Morgan Investments. Paula Rebstock was the Chair.

Session 11: Closing Plenary – Insights from the Forum

The closing plenary address at the Welfare Working Group Forum included an address by Professor Jonathan Boston on feedback from the day's Ideas Session as well as feedback from the Forum's suggestion boxes.

Gerardine Clifford, Dr. Bryce Wilkinson and Dame June Jackson spoke to those.

Paula Rebstock finished this session by discussing the next steps for the Welfare Working Group.

Poroporoaki

The Forum closed with a Poroporoaki.