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Social Development Minister Paula Bennett - Source: ONE News
A new welfare system for Maori families could be given the green light as early as February, it was reported on Thursday.
It is a Maori Party initiative called Whanua Ora, or Well Family, and has been extensively discussed by MPs and ministers.
The concept is to have caseworkers guiding families through all their difficulties, with taxpayer funding given to Maori agencies to deliver the service.
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett told reporters earlier this week: "It's really about integrated contracting, it's about pulling together health, education, housing, justice and social services."
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